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jax1
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 3:54 pm    Post subject: ssh doesnt set DISPLAY variable correct Reply with quote
Hey ppl,

I do:

Code:
ssh -X host2


from host1, and expect $DISPLAY to be set to host2:10 or possibly localhost:10 -- since I have:

X11Forwarding yes
X11DisplayOffset 10
X11UseLocalhost yes


...set in sshd_config.

But when I log in, $DISPLAY is set to host1:0.0 , which, of course will not work. If I manually set DISPLAY to localhost:10, Xforwarding over ssh works fine.

I thought ssh sets $DISPLAY automatically if you enabled Xforwarding on both ends? (I know it does on other systems...)

$DISPLAY is _not_ set in .bash_profile, .bashrc, /etc/profile or in any loginscript as far as I can see.

Any thoughts?
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i had a similar problem. the solution is here https://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=250879
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2004 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanx!

commenting the line that reads:

Quote:

DISPLAY DEFAULT=${REMOTEHOST}:0.0 OVERRIDE=${DISPLAY}


in /etc/security/pam_env.conf


does the trick 8)
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