On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, andre wrote:
> > For the moment X11 forwarding through ssh doesn't work on the Mandrake
> > distro. I was trying to get this working on my boxen when I noticed the
> > following on http://www.openssh.com/faq.html#2.6 :
> > ====
> > NOTE: For users of Linux Mandrake 7.2, Mandrake modifies the XAUTHORITY
> > environment variable in /etc/skel/.bashrc, and thus any bash user's home
> > directory. This
> > variable is set by OpenSSH and for either of the above options to work,
> > you need to comment out the line:
> > # export XAUTHORITY=$HOME/.Xauthority
> > ====
> > It all boils down to /etc/profile.d/xhost.sh and xhost.csh. Is this
> > XAUTHORITY environment setting really needed here, since it will
> > overrule the XAUTHORITY environment setting made by ssh --> screws the
> > X11 forwarding over ssh...
> I think this is the right way. Although it's maybe not what's
> expected. SSH is used more and more. Not only just as a fancy telnet
> but also for things like CVS access. In that case you don't need X
> forwarding and it would just open a security hole. But i understand
> why one wants to have X forwarding with ssh because it is just handy.
> So i suggest to have sshx what is the ssh with X forwarding enabled.
The correct way to disable X forwarding is to use the ssh config files (or
the -x / -X options). The /etc/skel/.bashrc line mentioned above is just
a bug in 7.2, which I understand has now been fixed.
Michael
