[NTLUG:Discuss] X over SSH again...

[Ed Coates]

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003, Stephen Davidson wrote:

> Hi Brad, Thomas.
>
> Ok, now we know that somebody is confused.  The question is who, what, and why.
>
> Gorky is the name of the machine I am logged into, from a host named "davidson".
> So it looks like it is doing the equivalant of setting
> DISPLAY=localhost:10.0.
>
> I should probaby mention that when I log into "davidson" from gorky, DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
> is what is set, and that does work.  However, DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
> gives the authentication exception (an earlier thread) when > logging in from "davidson"
> to "gorky".
>
> A quick overview of network in question;
> gorky = laptop
> davidson = workstation with 20" monitor
>
> Logging into davidson (workstation) from gorky (laptop) - GUIs work.
> Logging into gorky(laptop) from davidson(workstation) - GUIs do NOT work.
>
> Help?
>
> Regards,
> Steve
>
Steve,

Just a shot in the dark, but when you log into gorky from davidson that
you su root or su - root or su <account> or su - <account>?  This might
cause the authentication error because it's trying to authenticate against
the original login, when you're actually someone else now.

Ed