On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 1:55 PM, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Adam Wead <amsterdamos@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I have to use -X in conjunction with -Y, so ssh -XY remote_host
>
> No difference;
> ssh -Y user@centos_5_host 'echo $DISPLAY'
> returns
> localhost:11.0
> ssh -XY user@centos_6_host 'echo $DISPLAY'
> returns nothing.
>
>
> /etc/ssh/sshd_config is the default, with:
> X11Forwarding yes
>
> I remember having a similar problem when the xauth program was missing
> on a box but this one has it installed.
>
I'm a little lost as to wny you're using -XY; I'd expect either a -X
or a -Y option; not both.
from the man page:
-X Enables X11 forwarding. This can also be specified on a per-host
basis in a configuration file.
X11 forwarding should be enabled with caution. Users with the
ability to bypass file permissions on the remote host (for the
userâs X authorization database) can access the local X11 display
through the forwarded connection. An attacker may then be able
to perform activities such as keystroke monitoring.
For this reason, X11 forwarding is subjected to X11 SECURITY
extension restrictions by default. Please refer to the ssh -Y
option and the ForwardX11Trusted directive in ssh_config(5) for
more information.
-x Disables X11 forwarding.
-Y Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not
subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls.
although in trying it myself, I get:
[z@ds ~]$ ssh -X z@mote
Last login: Tue Jun 4 11:35:17 2013 from deathstar
[z@mote ~]$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:10.0
[z@mote ~]$ logout
Connection to mote closed.
[z@ds ~]$ ssh -Y z@mote
Last login: Tue Jun 4 14:15:04 2013 from deathstar
[z@mote ~]$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:10.0
[z@mote ~]$ logout
Connection to mote closed.
[z@ds ~]$ ssh -XY z@mote
Last login: Tue Jun 4 14:15:19 2013 from deathstar
[z@mote ~]$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:10.0
[z@mote ~]$ cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS release 6.4 (Final)
do you get error messages if you run xauth by hand?
[zep@mote ~]$ xauth
Using authority file /home/zep/.Xauthority
xauth> ?
Commands:
add exit extract help info list
merge nextract nlist nmerge quit remove
source ? generate
xauth> list
....
xauth> info
Authority file: /home/zep/.Xauthority
File new: no
File locked: no
Number of entries: 4
Changes honored: yes
Changes made: no
Current input: (stdin):3
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