> From: Brian Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I have a question regarding forwarding X11 packets back through ssh2.
> I have ssh2 up and running on two (almost) identically configured RedHat
> 6.0 machines, and I can successfully log into each of them. When I ssh
> into the first the DISPLAY variable is set properly, the cookie is added
> to my .Xauthority file, and X apps appear on my desktop with no
> problem. However when I connect to the second machine, the DISPLAY
> variable is not set, xauth is not run, and forwarding doesn't happen.
> Both machines have xauth and the X libraries in the path, but I must be
> missing something on this second machine that is preventing DISPLAY from
> being set, and any suggestions would be helpful.
>
Brian,
Check to insure the 2nd host is not setting the DISPLAY var in
some login script. I believe ssh2 probably aborts X handling
if DISPLAY is set.
Derald
