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Date:      Fri, 21 May 2004 11:45:31 -0700
From:      Mike Hunter <mhunter@ack.Berkeley.EDU>
To:        Pete Carah <pete@altadena.net>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ssh X forward broken
Message-ID:  <20040521184531.GA7611@ack.Berkeley.EDU>
In-Reply-To: <20040521183450.GA79447@users.altadena.net>
References:  <20040521183450.GA79447@users.altadena.net>

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On May 21, "Pete Carah" wrote:

Not having actually read your message, :), have you tried using ssh -Y along
with -X?

Mike

> Using a -current (a week or two old cvsup) ssh client against several
> versions of server (some the same, some the version in 4.9) I'm getting
> improper behavior of X forwarding; the emulated server has almost no
> extensions and many calls fail.
> 
> ssh -v on client side:
> port2# ssh -v
> OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 FreeBSD-20040419, OpenSSL 0.9.7d 17 Mar 2004
> ...
> sshd -v on server side:
> OpenSSH_3.8.1p1 FreeBSD-20040419, OpenSSL 0.9.7d 17 Mar 2004
> ...
> 
> One example is that xclock reports the RENDER extension missing (but
> then appears to work fine).  And scilab won't work at all remotely.
> 
> Is the ssh client side screening X calls now?
> 
> This is all with fairly current versions of X present (all 4.3.0)
> on both sides.  xclock doesn't complain if it comes from a much older
> X but that is probably because it doesn't try the extension.
> 
> xdpyinfo on X server (ssh client) side:
> ---------------------------------------
> port2.altadena% xdpyinfo
> name of display:    :0.0
> version number:    11.0
> vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
> vendor release number:    40300000
> XFree86 version: 4.3.0
> maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
> motion buffer size:  256
> bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
> image byte order:    LSBFirst
> number of supported pixmap formats:    7
> supported pixmap formats:
>     depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
> keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
> focus:  window 0x3e00005, revert to PointerRoot
> number of extensions:    30
>     BIG-REQUESTS
>     DEC-XTRAP
>     DOUBLE-BUFFER
>     DPMS
>     Extended-Visual-Information
>     FontCache
>     GLX
>     LBX
>     MIT-SCREEN-SAVER
>     MIT-SHM
>     MIT-SUNDRY-NONSTANDARD
>     RANDR
>     RECORD
>     RENDER
>     SECURITY
>     SGI-GLX
>     SHAPE
>     SYNC
>     TOG-CUP
>     X-Resource
>     XC-APPGROUP
>     XC-MISC
>     XFree86-Bigfont
>     XFree86-DGA
>     XFree86-Misc
>     XFree86-VidModeExtension
>     XInputExtension
>     XKEYBOARD
>     XTEST
>     XVideo
> default screen number:    0
> number of screens:    1
> 
> screen #0:
>   dimensions:    1024x768 pixels (347x260 millimeters)
>   resolution:    75x75 dots per inch
>   depths (7):    24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
>   root window id:    0x3b
>   depth of root window:    24 planes
>   number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
>   default colormap:    0x20
>   default number of colormap cells:    256
>   preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 16777215
>   options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
>   largest cursor:    64x64
>   current input event mask:    0xda4031
>     KeyPressMask             EnterWindowMask          LeaveWindowMask
>     KeymapStateMask          StructureNotifyMask      SubstructureNotifyMask
>     SubstructureRedirectMask PropertyChangeMask       ColormapChangeMask
>   number of visuals:    4
>   default visual id:  0x22
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x22
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x23
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x24
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x25
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
> 
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> xdpyinfo as seen when run on ssh server side:
> ---------------------------------------------
> users.altadena% xdpyinfo
> name of display:    localhost:12.0
> version number:    11.0
> vendor string:    The XFree86 Project, Inc
> vendor release number:    40300000
> XFree86 version: 4.3.0
> maximum request size:  4194300 bytes
> motion buffer size:  256
> bitmap unit, bit order, padding:    32, LSBFirst, 32
> image byte order:    LSBFirst
> number of supported pixmap formats:    7
> supported pixmap formats:
>     depth 1, bits_per_pixel 1, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 4, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 8, bits_per_pixel 8, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 15, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 16, bits_per_pixel 16, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 24, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
>     depth 32, bits_per_pixel 32, scanline_pad 32
> keycode range:    minimum 8, maximum 255
> focus:  window 0x460000c, revert to PointerRoot
> number of extensions:    3
>     BIG-REQUESTS
>     LBX
>     XC-MISC
> default screen number:    0
> number of screens:    1
> 
> screen #0:
>   dimensions:    1024x768 pixels (347x260 millimeters)
>   resolution:    75x75 dots per inch
>   depths (7):    24, 1, 4, 8, 15, 16, 32
>   root window id:    0x3b
>   depth of root window:    24 planes
>   number of colormaps:    minimum 1, maximum 1
>   default colormap:    0x20
>   default number of colormap cells:    256
>   preallocated pixels:    black 0, white 16777215
>   options:    backing-store NO, save-unders NO
>   largest cursor:    64x64
>   current input event mask:    0xda4031
>     KeyPressMask             EnterWindowMask          LeaveWindowMask
>     KeymapStateMask          StructureNotifyMask      SubstructureNotifyMask
>     SubstructureRedirectMask PropertyChangeMask       ColormapChangeMask
>   number of visuals:    4
>   default visual id:  0x22
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x22
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x23
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x24
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
>   visual:
>     visual id:    0x25
>     class:    TrueColor
>     depth:    24 planes
>     available colormap entries:    256 per subfield
>     red, green, blue masks:    0xff0000, 0xff00, 0xff
>     significant bits in color specification:    8 bits
> --------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Another thing I see is that the xauth data on the emulated (sshd) side
> appears to expire pretty fast - if I run most any program (like sending 
> this mail) then try an X connection (:r !xdpyinfo in this edit session),
> I get:
> --------------------------
> Xlib: connection to "localhost:10.0" refused by server
> Xlib: Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 key
> xdpyinfo:  unable to open display "localhost:10.0".
> ------------------
> 
> The X server (ssh client) side of this is using both MIT and XDM
> auth.  Other side is only MIT...
> 
> - Pete
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