X windows through ssh

On your client, connect to your server. Be certain to tell ssh to allow X11 forwarding. Server listening on 0. Server listening on :: port RSA key fingerprint is a5:ff:aaad3:ccbd Linux skretting 2. Last login: Thu Aug 16 from Serge Stroobandt 1, 3 3 gold badges 25 25 silver badges 35 35 bronze badges. Belden Belden 1, 1 1 gold badge 8 8 silver badges 4 4 bronze badges.

Wow, thank you so much for your anwer. I never guessed that number of display. It's a display offset of 10! Xauthority file If you've got a different warnings than above, follow the further clues. Community Bot 1. The Definitive Guide: Configuration on the client side marked the diference — user Anthon 74k 41 41 gold badges silver badges bronze badges.

Ace Ace 2 2 silver badges 2 2 bronze badges. I have 2 Ubuntu server. On the one I needed it set to yes, on the other it had to be no. I am sure there is a explanation, but it's worth to try both. Please clarify if you mean to put this setting on the server or client — Klik.

The d stands for daemon -- en. Port 22 Protocol 2 Cipher 3des JeromeFr 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 4 4 bronze badges.

DestinyOne DestinyOne 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges. Alex Punnen Alex Punnen 5 5 bronze badges. I think you might want to see other answers to the original question and take a moment to think how your own answer improves on them. Caleb Caleb You also need xauth installed on the remote machine, otherwise the x authority stuff won't work. Shadur Not for me. Otherwise, it complains that it cannot find Maybe something else is needed for this to happen automatically?

Use this option only to clean up stale locks. Using xauth -b On the machine that I was trying to ssh into broke the lock on xauth. Barton Chittenden Barton Chittenden 2 2 silver badges 11 11 bronze badges. Patrick Mevzek 2, 2 2 gold badges 17 17 silver badges 28 28 bronze badges. Aliz Rao Aliz Rao 9 1 1 bronze badge. Sign up or log in Sign up using Google. Sign up using Facebook. You can use X forwarding in an SSH session on your personal computer to securely run graphical applications X clients installed on the Indiana University research supercomputers.

The X server program manages the interaction between the remote application the X client and your computer's hardware. Most Linux distributions have the X server installed, but if your personal computer is running Windows or macOS, you will most likely need to install and run an X server application. For example:. Additionally, your personal computer's SSH terminal application must have X11 forwarding enabled:.

Also, the remote computer's SSH application must be configured to accept X server connections. To test if X forwarding is working, try running xclock ; on the command line, enter:. If X forwarding is working, the xclock graphical clock will appear on your personal computer's desktop. To ask a question or get help regarding Research Technologies services, including IU's research supercomputers and research storage systems, and the scientific, statistical, and mathematical applications available on those systems, contact UITS Research Technologies.

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