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Re: how can I set $REMOTEHOST ( so I can set $DISPLAY with sshd w\X11 forwarding)
peter waltman wrote:
> yeah. pretty much. I've set the "ForwardX11 yes" in the sshd_config file on
> the server I log into and I've also set it in the ssh_config with the client I'm
> using to log into it.
>
> piano{pwaltman}51: ssh -X grad107m
> pwaltman@grad107m's password:
> Last login: Fri Aug 6 19:16:42 2004 from lin04.eecs.tufts.edu
>
> pwaltman@GRAD107M ~
> $ echo $DISPLAY
> 127.0.0.1:0
It could be that if DISPLAY is set before you run ssh -X then ssh won't
change it. Try unsetting DISPLAY first. Also, make sure there's
nothing in your profile/bashrc stuff on the remote host that messes with
DISPLAY.
> if $?REMOTEHOST
> export DISPLAY=$REMOTEHOST:0.0
If you do this your X session is no longer tunneled through SSH, and
thus not secure.
Brian
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