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Re: ssh -x
Scott Fordin schrieb:
> Holger Krull wrote:
>>> /usr/X11R6/bin/xhost +<linux_machine_name>
>>
>> No you don't have to, if you use ssh to tunnel the X11 connection.
>> (It would be localhost anyway and not the linux_machine_name). Try to
>> understand the difference between tunneling and a remote connection.
>
> I understand what you're saying. All I know is that for some
> applications, like Emacs and Arbortext Epic, it seems I have
> to explicitly add the remote machine to my local X access list
> for the applications to display on my local machine. Moreover,
> for Epic to work, I have to explicitly set the DISPLAY variable
> on the remote machine. Dunno. It works for me, but YMMV.
If you do this, you are not using the forwarding mechanism of ssh.
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