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Re: ssh -Y is not an option
- From: Alexander Gottwald <alexander dot gottwald at s1999 dot tu-chemnitz dot de>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 20:09:33 +0200 (MEST)
- Subject: Re: ssh -Y is not an option
- References: <1114804768.4272922043ba8@cubmail.cc.columbia.edu>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005 ab2540@columbia.edu wrote:
> Hi
> I'm trying to run some apps on our unix server remotely from a
> windows XP box running cygwin/X. I have read and re-read all the
> posts and troubleshooting guides. First ssh -Y is not accepted as
> an option in the openssh I have installed second even following all
> the instructions I get the following
-Y is supported by OpenSSH starting with version 3.8. For older versions
-X is equivalent.
> $ DISPLAY=windows-jferrera:0.0 ssh -X nimbus
> abarnes@nimbus's password:
> Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11
> forwarding.
> Last login: Fri Apr 29 15:44:14 2005 from windows-jferrer
>
> As I said ssh -Y just gives
> $ DISPLAY=windows-jferrera:0.0 ssh -X nimbus
> abarnes@nimbus's password:
> Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11
> forwarding.
>
> Any clues ?
So what. This is just a warning. If you want to know more read
man Xsecurity
bye
ago
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