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trying to enable X11 forwarding. Basically I edited my /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to enable X11 forwarding. But when I log into my system and startx - it doesnt forward the screen onto the ssh terminal - but only views locally. I looked through the XF86Config file for any options, but there weren't any. Does anyone know what else I have to do?
Distribution: Slackware, (Non-Linux: Solaris 7,8,9; OSX; BeOS)
Posts: 1,152
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The whole point of the X11 forwarding is that you don't have to set DISPLAY or mess with any of that.
It's much easier to start X on the local machine and display X apps from the remote machine to your local machine. . .
Anyway, when you log in to your remote computer, do a:
Code:
printenv DISPLAY
It should say something like:
Code:
your.local.host.name:10
If it doesn't, X11 forwarding isn't working in sshd.
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