Re: Magic Cookie - SSH Secure Shell
On 19/04/2015 22:08, Nicholas Fitzkee wrote: Ultimately, I have graduate and undergraduate students who need to be able to quickly set up their own Windows systems to run X11 apps on my linux server. These students are often not particularly tech-saavy, so I'd like my tutorial for them to be as simple as posslble. As an example, you can see what I wrote for the old xinit at this link: If you don't mind using a slightly older version of the Cygwin X11 server you might point your students to this instead: http://sourceforge.net/projects/minimalcygwinx/ This was put together for exactly your stated purpose. It is a Cygwin installation pruned down to just the parts needed for X11 to run with Putty. Since it uses the older X11 server it doesn't have any of the "features" (ie, problems from the perspective of your intended users) that the current X11 server does. Regards, David Mathog mat...@caltech.edu Manager, Sequence Analysis Facility, Biology Division, Caltech -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Re: Magic Cookie - SSH Secure Shell
On 19/04/2015 22:08, Nicholas Fitzkee wrote: Typically, I start Xwin when I log in, and I rarely use the Cygwin terminal to run programs. Instead, I use an older SSH client (SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9), similar to PuTTY, to use X11 apps remotely. I don't want to see any xterms or menus when I start, and I need to listen for TCP connections from my SSH app. [snip] In addition, I added the server args to my "XWin Server" shortcut. The complete shortcut target now reads: D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; /usr/bin/startxwin -- -listen tcp -multiwindow -clipboard" All seems to be well and good - when I start Cygwin Terminal and type "export DISPLAY=:0.0" and then xeyes, the eyes come up. Similarly, when I use "export DISPLAY='localhost:0.0' and run xeyes from Cygwin Terminal, it also works. However, when I try logging into my remote server (X-connections are forwarded) using the program, I get the following error messages, and I can't run X11 apps remotely: --- snip --- Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-79-generic x86_64) ... blah blah ... Last login: ... blah blah ... Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxhost: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" --- snip --- I have no idea how to fix this or what it means, but I think it may be related to the following thread (regarding PuTTY), which doesn't appear to have ever been resolved. https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2015-02/msg00075.html I will note that I can work around this using a shortcut target of: D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; Xwin -listen tcp -multiwindow -clipboard" However, this seems like a bit of a hack. You are correct, this is the same issue. The problem is that starting the server using startx or startxwin generates a random authentication cookie, which is passed to the server using the -auth option and which is required for clients to connect. Local cygwin X clients (including ones forwarded using cygwin's ssh client) will use that token automatically. Unfortunately, at this point in time, the solutions to your problem are limited to - starting XWin directly - using cygwin ssh - configuring your non-cygwin X client to use the correct authentication token (It seems to be possible to do this with PuTTY as discussed in that thread. I don't know if it your ssh program has that option) I'm not sure about how to solve this problem. I guess it would be possible to make startxwin not use -auth by default, as it did previously, but reducing the security of the default configuration like that doesn't seem a good idea. Ultimately, I have graduate and undergraduate students who need to be able to quickly set up their own Windows systems to run X11 apps on my linux server. These students are often not particularly tech-saavy, so I'd like my tutorial for them to be as simple as posslble. As an example, you can see what I wrote for the old xinit at this link: http://fitzkee.chemistry.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/bootcamp/session-03 _running-x11.pdf I'm afraid this link doesn't work for me. If all you are using cygwin for is the Xserver, perhaps you might find Xming or Vcxsrv more suitable to your needs? -- Jon TURNEY Volunteer Cygwin/X X Server maintainer -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
Magic Cookie - SSH Secure Shell
Hello! I've enjoyed using Cygwin/X for a long time - thanks for helping it to work. I'm writing because I recently tried installing Cygwin/X on a new Windows 8.1 Pro system. The new xinit system has thrown me, and I'm writing for some help. Typically, I start Xwin when I log in, and I rarely use the Cygwin terminal to run programs. Instead, I use an older SSH client (SSH Secure Shell 3.2.9), similar to PuTTY, to use X11 apps remotely. I don't want to see any xterms or menus when I start, and I need to listen for TCP connections from my SSH app. So far, I've created my own .startxwinrc file and set it to executable. Its contents are below: --- snip --- #!/bin/sh sleep inf -- snip -- In addition, I added the server args to my "XWin Server" shortcut. The complete shortcut target now reads: D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; /usr/bin/startxwin -- -listen tcp -multiwindow -clipboard" All seems to be well and good - when I start Cygwin Terminal and type "export DISPLAY=:0.0" and then xeyes, the eyes come up. Similarly, when I use "export DISPLAY='localhost:0.0' and run xeyes from Cygwin Terminal, it also works. However, when I try logging into my remote server (X-connections are forwarded) using the program, I get the following error messages, and I can't run X11 apps remotely: --- snip --- Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.5 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-79-generic x86_64) ... blah blah ... Last login: ... blah blah ... Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxset: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" Invalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyInvalid MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 keyxhost: unable to open display "localhost:16.0" --- snip --- I have no idea how to fix this or what it means, but I think it may be related to the following thread (regarding PuTTY), which doesn't appear to have ever been resolved. https://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin-xfree/2015-02/msg00075.html I will note that I can work around this using a shortcut target of: D:\cygwin\bin\run.exe --quote /usr/bin/bash.exe -l -c "cd; Xwin -listen tcp -multiwindow -clipboard" However, this seems like a bit of a hack. Ultimately, I have graduate and undergraduate students who need to be able to quickly set up their own Windows systems to run X11 apps on my linux server. These students are often not particularly tech-saavy, so I'd like my tutorial for them to be as simple as posslble. As an example, you can see what I wrote for the old xinit at this link: http://fitzkee.chemistry.msstate.edu/sites/default/files/bootcamp/session-03 _running-x11.pdf Your assistance for fixing the problem would be greatly appreciated, as would any explanation about why this is happening. Thanks, Nick -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/ FAQ: http://x.cygwin.com/docs/faq/
