Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:30:39 -0700 (PDT) From: Mike Miskulin <birdfund@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: odd ssh/X11 forward behavior Message-ID: <884908.48480.qm@web57204.mail.re3.yahoo.com>
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Appreciate any insight, I'm stumped. Situation is as below:
host#1: freebsd
host#2: linux
I would like to run X apps on host #2 so they are displayed on host #1.
I've set up as best I can tell the appropriate options in ssh_/sshd_config files to do this.
Procedure:
in an open xterm window on host #1. issue ssh -Y -l username host#2
After connection, $DISPLAY is host#2:10.0 attempt to run an X program such as xcalc. Get 'unable to open display' as well as an authentication error. spend a while mucking about to no avail.
at some point, connect again to host #2 via a second xterm window which was open. run xcalc. magically, xcalc displays on host #1 happy days!
notice that I still have open another connection in first xterm to host #2. try to exit, hangs at logout message. remains thus until I close the xcalc window and then it completes logout.
try to run xcalc again in the 2nd session. failure. same error messages as before.
open another session again to host #2. run xcalc. magic, it displays.
go back to the other session, try to run xclock. magic, it displays.
So... I have no clue here. If I have *two* open ssh sessions to host #2 (both with X forwarding) I can run applications which display on host #1 and in fact can run any application from either session at same time. However, if there is only *one* session open, nothing works and I get the various error messages related to opening the display and authentication.
Where have I gone wrong?
Thanks for your help.
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