I don't like to delta for that with upstream agreement - as it is a hard change in behavior. I checked latest openssh git and the code is still as-is.
@CJWatson - with your openssh experience - what do you think about suggesting the Suse patch [1] or [2] - actually[3] is the latest version of the same - to upstream? [1]: https://bugzilla.novell.com/attachment.cgi?id=580591&action=diff [2]: https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/openSUSE:Factory/openssh/openssh-6.5p1-X_forward_with_disabled_ipv6.patch?rev=1c09c84b8dda320105cf7b59928951c4 [3]: https://build.opensuse.org/package/view_file/openSUSE:Factory/openssh/openssh-7.2p2-X_forward_with_disabled_ipv6.patch?expand=1 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to openssh in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/882878 Title: With IPv6 disabled, openssh will not forward X connections Status in openssh package in Ubuntu: Confirmed Status in openssh package in Debian: New Status in openssh package in openSUSE: Fix Released Bug description: If you disable IPv6 in /etc/sysctl.conf sshd will not forward X11. It logs the failue in /var/log/auth.log Oct 27 18:49:26 uscps002 sshd[14722]: Accepted password for root from 172.20.10.50 port 60322 ssh2 Oct 27 18:49:26 uscps002 sshd[14722]: pam_unix(sshd:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0) Oct 27 18:49:27 uscps002 sshd[14722]: error: Failed to allocate internet-domain X11 display socket. Aparently the compiled sshd version will not try an ipv4 localhost if an ipv6 localhost does not exist. Placing the following line in /etc/ssh/sshd_config fixes the issue X11UseLocalHost no root@uscps002:/var/log# lsb_release -rd Description: Ubuntu 11.10 Release: 11.10 root@uscps002:/var/log# root@uscps002:/var/log# uname -a Linux uscps002 3.0.0-12-server #20-Ubuntu SMP Fri Oct 7 16:36:30 UTC 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/openssh/+bug/882878/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
