Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 15:02:16 -0800 From: "Crist J. Clark" <cristjc@earthlink.net> To: Caleb Walker <cwalker@cwalk.org> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: problems using ssh while running in an X console Message-ID: <20011117150216.H63067@blossom.cjclark.org> In-Reply-To: <200111172224.fAHMO2665432@cwalk.org>; from cwalker@cwalk.org on Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 02:14:14PM -0800 References: <200111170425.fAH4PI660989@cwalk.org> <20011116231400.K50971@blossom.cjclark.org> <200111172224.fAHMO2665432@cwalk.org>
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On Sat, Nov 17, 2001 at 02:14:14PM -0800, Caleb Walker wrote:
> On Friday 16 November 2001 11:14 pm, Crist J. Clark wrote:
> > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 08:15:30PM -0800, Caleb Walker wrote:
> > > I do not startx and I am able to connect to my server via ssh but as soon
> > > as I get into KDE and open a console I get this far and that is it:
> > >
> > > [cwalker@butthead cwalker]$ ssh -l root <server name>
> > > Passphrase for key "/home/cwalker/.ssh2/butthead" with comment "1024-bit
> > > dsa, root@<server name>, Mon Jun 04 2001 20:54:27 -0700":
> > > Authentication successful.
> > >
> > > And then that is it. I get console messages from the server that I am
> > > connected to but I cannot issue commands or access a shell. Any thoughts
> > > would be appreciated. It is probably something easy but it is evading
> > > me.
> >
> > What happens if you try,
> >
> > $ ssh -x <server>
>
> That was it I would have never thought... That is good though! Thanks
Well, I actually meant that to diagnose the problem. Could be a fudged
up $DISPLAY variable. When you log in and don't get a prompt, how long
have you waited? Give it a few minutes. Do you eventually get a
prompt? If so, sounds like DNS issues with $DISPLAY.
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