On Tuesday 30 November 2004 06:40, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hello > I'm trying to open a remote session in this manner and getting the > error below > ssh -X [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > then after successfully logging in > > gnome-session > > which leads me to this message > > Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display > > What is it, and what can I do about it? > Thanks
Check in /etc/ssh/sshd_config for the line: X11Forwarding yes If it is missing, add it, and restart the ssh daemon. If that doesnt fix it, type 'echo $DISPLAY' on the remote system after ssh'ing in, and tell us what it says. David -- -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GCS d- s-: a-- C++ UL++++ P L+++ E--- W++ N+ o+ K- w--- O M V- PS+ PE+ Y+ PGP t 5- X+ R- tv+ b+ DI++ D+ G+ e++ h--- r++ y++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
