Have you tried running ssh with -v (verbose) option? Also, are you sure xauth is available at the remote end when ssh processes try to set up the $HOME/.Xauthority keys.
Can't comment on va.debian.org though. Jason Gunthorpe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote > Has anyone managed to make ssh and sshd forward X connections? > > It seems to set the display environment variable but it never allocates a > socket in /tmp/.X11-unix. Very odd, this is on 'va.debian.org' btw. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Which end is this, remote or local? I have a non-X host that has some X-utilities in it e.g. rxvt but no X server or console X usage. I have never seen /tmp/.X11-unix directories there. Hope this helps, // Heikki -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .