[sclug] ssh -X not setting $DISPLAY

Matt Dainty matt at bodgit-n-scarper.com
Fri Jan 5 17:27:39 UTC 2007


* John Stumbles <john at stumbles.org.uk> [2007-01-05 17:15:24]:
> 
> >Also check that your target box has at least xauth installed, if it
> >lacks an X server (i.e. a headless server that just has the necessary
> >X11 libraries installed, etc.).
> 
> Both boxes are running kdm & kde so _should_ have xauth, shouldn't they?

$ which xauth

will answer that question ;-)

It might not be related, but it was the only thing stopping it from
working for me last time I tried it, and it wasn't immediately obvious.

Matt
-- 
"If there are no spots on a sugar cube then I've just put a dice in my
tea."
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