Re: Xorg and X11 forwarding via ssh

[mlelstv%serpens.de@localhost (Michael van Elst)]

smb%cs.columbia.edu@localhost ("Steven M. Bellovin") writes:

>On Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:45:37 -0400
>"matthew sporleder" <msporleder%gmail.com@localhost> wrote:
>> On 6/18/08, cngo%nmsu.edu@localhost <cngo%nmsu.edu@localhost> wrote:
>> >  I've just installed NetBSD with xorg on my computer. Everything
>> > seems to work well except X is not forwarded when I tried to ssh to
>> > my computer from another computer. I got the following error:
>> What do you get when you type "xauth list" after you login?  Are you
>> logging in with ssh -Y ?  Can you make sure that your xauth path is
>> correct?
>> 
>Also, is $DISPLAY set?

With X.org from pkgsrc you need

XAuthLocation /usr/pkg/bin/xauth

in /etc/ssh/sshd_config and /etc/ssh/ssh_config.
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