On 07/21/2010 03:49 PM, David C. Rankin wrote: > On 07/21/2010 05:55 AM, Mauro Santos wrote: >> >> The only thing I can remember is to try: >> >> ssh -XY nirvana.3111skyline.com >> >> I usually use it with -XY because just -X or -Y (which should imply -X I >> guess) don't seem to work very well sometimes. >> >> > > Thanks Mauro, > > For some reason, I recall copying some magic-cookie or maybe > ICEAuthority from one box to the other. I wish I could find my notes. > I'll google a bit more. If you think of anything else, let me know :) > Try doing: xhost + local: or xhost + but I doubt that will solve the problem. The only thing that usually is needed is for the remote machine to have a ~/.Xauthority file, which is created when you run X or use ssh -X. No other ideas here. Your other option is to run a vnc server, although for local networks x forwarding works great, a vnc server allows one to keep gui apps running and sometimes that is really handy. -- Mauro Santos
