[ale] Exported Display

Geoffrey esoteric at 3times25.net
Wed Apr 3 16:04:43 EST 2002


Jeff Hubbs wrote:
>>
>> From the ssh man page:
>>
>> If the ForwardX11 variable is set to ``yes'' (or, see the description 
>> o the -X and -x options described later) and the user is using X11 
>> (the DISPLAY environment variable is set), the connection to the X11 
>> display is automatically forwarded to the remote side in such a way 
>> that any X11 programs started from the shell (or command) will go 
>> through the encrypt­ed channel, and the connection to the real X 
>> server will be made from the local machine.  The user should not 
>> manually set DISPLAY. Forwarding of X11 connections can be configured 
>> on the command line or in configurationfiles.
>>
> Hm, can you run this past me again?  I'm not catching the reason why 
> "The user should not manually set DISPLAY."  I do what I do basically 
> just using ssh instead of telnet like I used to. 

Basically they tell you in the next line, "Forwarding of X11 connections 
can be configured on the command line or in configurationfiles."

The point is, you can turn it on in your ssh configuration, and not have 
to mess with it at all.

> 
> 


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Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


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