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Old 05-28-2012
Problem with X11 Forwarding
Hello. I installed a Debian box, and its installed remotely. I need to boot up iceweasel from there to do a quick test.

I log on using:

Code:
ssh root@<IP> -X

I have modified the /etc/ssh/sshd_config file, and added the X11Forwarding yes flag

And yet I still get:

Code:
Error: cannot open display: :0

When I try to open iceweasel from the remote server.

How else can I attack this problem? Thanks!
# 2  
Old 05-28-2012
What does the DISPLAY variable get set to on the remote side?
# 3  
Old 05-28-2012
Code:
root@<IP>:~# echo $DISPLAY

Result:

Code:
:0

# 4  
Old 05-28-2012
The value of DISPLAY may be getting overridden, perhaps by a login script or somesuch.
# 5  
Old 05-30-2012
I really don't have any custom login scripts...

The box has little things installed.

It didn't have gnome. I tried installing gnome... I'm still getting the error.
# 6  
Old 05-31-2012
Are you sure of your syntax?

I would type: ssh -X root@<IP> ...
# 7  
Old 06-05-2012
Hello.

Yes I am positive.

Code:
$ ssh -X root@<IP>
root@<IP>'s password: 
Linux <IP> 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 #1 SMP Mon Jan 16 20:48:30 UTC 2012 x86_64

The programs included with the Debian GNU/Linux system are free software;
the exact distribution terms for each program are described in the
individual files in /usr/share/doc/*/copyright.

Debian GNU/Linux comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY, to the extent
permitted by applicable law.
Last login: Tue Jun  5 14:57:36 2012 from <ANOTHER IP>
root@<IP>:~# iceweasel

Error: cannot open display: :0

Last edited by Scrutinizer; 06-05-2012 at 03:11 PM.. Reason: quote tags => code tags
 
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