You must have you ssh tool make X forward enabled. 2009/8/4 mcoughlin <michael.w.cough...@gmail.com>: > > This may be confusing because I have to SSH twice to reach the computer I > work on. > > On my home computer, I begin by starting the X server. I run the command: > > bash-3.2$ echo $DISPLAY > :0.0 > > And so it seems to be working fine. I then do: > > ssh -X computer #2 > > Warning: untrusted X11 forwarding setup failed: xauth key data not generated > Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding. > > And that is returned. > > ssh -Y computer #2 returns no errors. > > When I do > [mcough...@lisa ~]$ echo $DISPLAY > localhost:12.0 > is returned for logging in with either the -X or -Y method. > > When I finally log into my work computer with either the -X or -Y method, > -bash-3.2$ echo $DISPLAY > > returns nothing. And so when I attempt to use octave to plot, > octave:2> plot(x) > > gnuplot: unable to open display '' > gnuplot: X11 aborted. > > Obviously nothing happens. > > Can someone give me a clue? > > Thank you, > Michael > > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/%24DISPLAY-variable-empty-after-SSHing-tp24800981p24800981.html > Sent from the Cygwin list mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > -- > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > >
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