>>> $ ssh -Y 192.168.10.1 >>> The authenticity of host '192.168.10.1 (192.168.10.1)' can't be >>> established. RSA key fingerprint is. >>> Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes >>> Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts >>> (/home/grant/.ssh/known_hosts). >> >> I think the problem is here: too strict permissions in ~/.ssh preventing >> ssh to update known_hosts list, needed to continue connection. it >> should be 700 for the .ssh directory and 600 for the file known_hosts. >> >> What is the output of: ls -l .ssh -d ? And ls -l .ssh ? >> Is 192.168.10.1 in your known_hosts? >> With the right RSA key? >> >> Ciao >> Francesco > > Thanks again everyone, it's working after a reboot. X has been > strange since the xorg-1.5 upgrade. I noticed that ssh -X fails with > the same error message I've been getting, but ssh -Y succeeds. man > ssh says: > > -Y Enables trusted X11 forwarding. Trusted X11 forwardings are not > subjected to the X11 SECURITY extension controls. > > Security extension controls sounds like a good thing. Does anyone > know why -X isn't working? > > - Grant
I should also add that the following doesn't seem to be necessary on the client: /etc/ssh/ssh_config: Host * ForwardAgent yes ForwardX11 yes - Grant
