From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 26 06:17:47 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64106106564A for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:17:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from the.sk89q@gmail.com) Received: from el-out-1112.google.com (el-out-1112.google.com [209.85.162.180]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1F0728FC0C for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:17:47 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from the.sk89q@gmail.com) Received: by el-out-1112.google.com with SMTP id r27so1559789ele.13 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:17:46 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=VoHtys0GFrOSuJnX+O0fOdZr0a1rvR6hDxX3PRnp1cM=; b=kPDb27Xj0W5OA4ZnwegxO6HBQDqxeUBzy7c5L9ue2Y+nPtg44+svbI3UlTJprYqC1d +bHVuC+8j1B9//8blsEsEM3XrC4C4yAMat7TuCdPNLLVZtyNdSPvm/1iSToc9cHI0gop R0VoqNaA8UHYcs08siYBaVDDIYmk0uqGPyea4= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=CPTAbLwPzrSPC90qjfl3a6ypcbcnE2XlXxDS8NLucAEeRfhDk7CGqNrG5zlDOyjOPI 1ebDqc7DuV2s40zzQji05QAeUhQ1yR+wwFcRfBisRHLLK7piZfMNWDhSazXPAyKnIQm1 1EGtllTVBVWpDPgrVaCYFf/28CugGTvOhX15Q= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.231.16.197 with SMTP id p5mr194620iba.51.1232950666339; Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:17:46 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <497D51E6.2000904@boosten.org> References: <825770ac0901252109n14c9de4exec2fe3c1daed335b@mail.gmail.com> <497D51E6.2000904@boosten.org> Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 22:17:46 -0800 Message-ID: <825770ac0901252217m74882871o543027b0e32b9eb8@mail.gmail.com> From: sk89q To: Peter Boosten Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: X11 forwarding through SSH: Can't open display X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2009 06:17:47 -0000 I meant sshd_config. Regards On Sun, Jan 25, 2009 at 10:02 PM, Peter Boosten wrote: > sk89q wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am using FreeBSD 6.2 and I have been trying to get X11 forwarding >> through SSH to work. I've gotten to the point where the environment >> variable "DISPLAY" is set, but I get a "Can't open display" error when >> I attempt to run an X application. The remote server in question does >> not have an X server install. >> >> In /etc/ssh/ssh_config, I have the following lines: >> X11Forwarding yes >> AllowTcpForwarding yes >> UseLogin no >> > > Have a look at /etc/ssh/sshd_config of the remote server and restart > sshd after modification. > > Peter > > -- > http://www.boosten.org >