Hi Jim,

thanks for the hints, I’ll let you know once I’ve tried something out.
All the best,

Matteo


> On 25 Jan 2016, at 14:41, Basney, Jim <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Hi Matteo,
> 
> I suggest:
> 
> 1. Check the server's debug output for any X11-related messages. (See
> http://grid.ncsa.illinois.edu/ssh/ts_server.html for instructions.) You
> may find an error related to xauth indicating that you need to pass a
> ./configure --with-xauth option when compiling from source.
> 
> 2. Do you see the same problem using server binaries from Globus or do you
> only see the problem when compiling the server from source?
> 
> 3. Do you see the same problem using our latest GSI-OpenSSH pre-release
> from https://github.com/globus/gsi-openssh/releases? Any help testing our
> pre-release is much appreciated.
> 
> -Jim
> 
> On 1/25/16, 5:53 AM, Lanati, Matteo wrote:
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I¹ve a gsissh server compiled from sources version 6.0.1433516164.
>> In the config file of the daemon I set ŒX11Forwarding' to Œyes'.
>> However, when I connect from my machine and I try to start a graphical
>> application, I get the following error
>> 
>> xterm Xt error: Can't open display:
>> xterm:  DISPLAY is not set
>> 
>> If I set the variable, (i.e., connecting via ssh and getting a display),
>> things work as expected.
>> The daemon is using the correct config file, since in the verbose output
>> of the client I see
>> 
>> X11 forwarding request accepted on channel 0
>> 
>> while, if the X11Forwarding option were disabled, I¹d expect the message
>> "X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0².
>> The behaviour doesn¹t depend on the client platform, I tested it on OSX
>> and on Debian (both Globus 6, precompiled from the official repository).
>> Are there further suggestions?
>> Thanks in advance,
>> 
>> Matteo
> 

Matteo Lanati
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