SSH is not in the picture. We are using the pc Hummingbird client, another admin says he remembers commenting out a line from an X config file , and then being able to connect using xdmcp . Has nothing to do with xhost, I've tried all variations. JYard -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Andrew Bacchi Sent: Friday, March 14, 2008 5:44 AM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: X config RH 3 You probably need to start your ssh session using the "-X" switch. That will enable xforwarding. ssh -X somehost@xxxxxxx Or, you may need to add those hosts to your xhost table. xhost +somehost@xxxxxxx Yard, John wrote: > When I point my X window server to 2 new > RH 3 systems , I get the following messages : > > > AUDIT: Thu Mar 13 16:26:43 2008: 3704 X: client 4 rejected from local > host > Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1 > AUDIT: Thu Mar 13 16:55:53 2008: 3704 X: client 4 rejected from local > host > Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1 > AUDIT: Thu Mar 13 17:38:31 2008: 3704 X: client 4 rejected from local > host > Auth name: MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 ID: -1 > > I never get a signin screen. > > My other RH3 systems work fine, and I see no differences . > > Any suggestions ? > > JYard > UCLA > > > -- veritatis simplex oratio est Andrew Bacchi Staff Systems Programmer Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute phone: 518 276-6415 fax: 518 276-2809 http://www.rpi.edu/~bacchi/ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list