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SuperDude123 03-12-2009 03:46 PM
can not open display through ssh
 
When I try to run firefox, I get the following

user@box:~$ firefox

(firefox-bin:8344): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
user@box:~$

x_terminat_or_3 03-12-2009 04:26 PM
Try doing

Code:
ssh -X hostname

SuperDude123 03-12-2009 05:45 PM
I did, but once I'm logged in, I got those messages.

alpha01 03-13-2009 01:23 AM
I had this same issue and it worked by adding the -Y option when initiating the ssh connection.

Code:
ssh -X hostname -Y
note that you have enable X11 forwarding on the ssh server in order for this to work.


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