ssh -X fails without warning when xauth not installed
Bug #51774 reported by
Pavel Šimerda
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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portable OpenSSH |
Invalid
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Unknown
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openssh (Ubuntu) |
Confirmed
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Wishlist
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: xauth
SSH with X11 Forwarding enabled on both sides fails when xauth is not installed.
This looks reasonable because X Forwarding needs xauth. But the user should be warned that something failed and why. Now he's just wondering what's wrong and why there's no DISPLAY variable.
Changed in openssh: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
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importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
status: | Unconfirmed → Confirmed |
Changed in openssh: | |
status: | Confirmed → Unknown |
Changed in openssh: | |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in openssh: | |
status: | Confirmed → Invalid |
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This is really more of a request, and would be most effectively handled by filing upstream. However, it seems to me that perhaps xauth should be in openssh-client's "recommends" or "requires" list, not just "suggests". It should also be noted in the config file since xauth is not installed by default with openssh-client.