* Hans Ekbrand ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: > On Tue, Mar 05, 2002 at 11:36:15AM -0600, will trillich wrote: > > DEBIAN NEWBIE TIP #110 from Dimitri Maziuk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > : > > Here's how to TUNNEL SECURE X11 CONNECTIONS THROUGH SSH: on the > > client, do this: > > client# export DISPLAY=client:0.0 > > client# ssh -X server > > then once you're logged in at the server, do: > > server# netscape & > > The environment created at the server will include the DISPLAY > > variable, so netscape (or whatever) will dialogue with the > > client machine. (See "man ssh" for more.) > > > > Also see http://newbieDoc.sourceForge.net/ ... > > This tip is bad. It does not work. The first line makes the following > fail (or, I think, in case of bad security on client succeed but by-pass the > ssh-tunnel).
Of course it's bad. I hope Will's database comes with a huge disclaimer along the "no warranties as to fitness for any purpose" lines. Dima -- I like the US government, makes the Aussie one look less dumb and THAT is a pretty big effort. -- Craig Small
