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Date:	Sat, 29 Apr 2006 07:45:13 -0400
From:	"Brett Serkez" <bserkez AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject:	SSH X11 forwarding hang work around
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There have been several posts in regard to the ssh -X/-Y hang, with no
resolution.

A simplistic work around is to simply not use xauth.exe.  If the port
that the X server is running on (i.e. 6000 by default) is only
available via localhost, this should be reasonably secure vs.
validating individual connections.

Simply make xauth.exe unavailable with a command like:

mv /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth.exe  /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth.exe.nohang

Then forwarding works:

$ ssh -Y target
Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
Last login: Sat Apr 29 07:33:41 2006 from example
$

Brett

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