Booker wrote:

> Aloha,
> 
> When I connect to server using ssh -X ... I can log in fine, but when I
> log in an error message is displayed:
> 
> Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11
^^^^^^^^^^
> forwarding.
> 
> but I continue with my log in and get into my shell.  I can run xclients
> fine and they tunnel back over the ssh connection.  But I am confused as
> to why I get that error message and everything still works.

It's not an error. It's a warning. By default the xserver is not setup to 
use the authentication cookies. ssh normally uses these cookies. But if none
is set, ssh will print this warning

bye
    ago

NP: grauzone.02-12-23
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