X11 forward in F12

[Ed Greshko]

On 05/11/2010 08:34 AM, Marcus D. Leech wrote:
> What in the name of all that's holy do I need to install/enable/disable
> to get X11 forwarding to work
>   in F12?
>
> I had a vague recollection that the default SELinux policy blocked it in
> F12, but I disabled SELinux, and
>   I still can't get X11 forwarding to work.
>
> The shell that I get on the system I ssh into when I use ssh -x doesn't
> have the DISPLAY variable set, and
>   I presume other bits aren't setup either.
>   
Are you mistaking "ssh -x" for "ssh -X"?

From the man page....

-x      Disables X11 forwarding.
> This used to "just work(tm)" it's now broken.  X11 forwarding isn't
> exactly an "obscure feature" either--
>   sysadmins planetwide use it every day, and anyone with more than 1
> Linux box likely uses it every
>   day as well.  Why is it broken in a "stock" F12 install?
>
>
>   


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