Hi, SB> --> ssh -f alice xterm SB> [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: SB> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [~] SB> --> xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
The -v option reports what follows: >--> ssh -v -f alice xterm >SSH Version OpenSSH-1.2.3, protocol version 1.5. >Compiled with SSL. >debug: Reading configuration data /home/sb/.ssh/config >debug: Reading configuration data /etc/ssh/ssh_config >debug: Applying options for * >debug: ssh_connect: getuid 1000 geteuid 1000 anon 1 >debug: Connecting to alice.dcs.qmw.ac.uk [138.37.88.135] port 22. >debug: Connection established. >debug: Remote protocol version 1.5, remote software version OpenSSH-1.2.3 >debug: Waiting for server public key. >debug: Received server public key (768 bits) and host key (1024 bits). >debug: Host 'alice.dcs.qmw.ac.uk' is known and matches the host key. >debug: Encryption type: 3des >debug: Sent encrypted session key. >debug: Installing crc compensation attack detector. >debug: Received encrypted confirmation. >debug: RSA authentication using agent refused. >debug: Trying RSA authentication with key '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' >debug: Server refused our key. >debug: Doing password authentication. >[EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: >debug: Sending command: xterm >debug: Entering interactive session. >--> debug: Sending eof. >xterm Xt error: Can't open display: >debug: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 37, stderr 0 bytes in 0.1 seconds >debug: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 387.3, stderr 0.0 >debug: Exit status 1 > >--> Ben, if I enable the X forwarding from the command line, it all works fine. >> I don't really get /etc/ssh_config it seems to be completely >> commented out by default. I have it as /etc/ssh/ssh_config, but it does not work. I also tried ~/.ssh/config that does not work as well. Sergio
