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Re: Remote login, then nothing happens
- From: Andy Schmidgall <mrflippy at tresgeek dot net>
- To: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:30:49 -0500
- Subject: Re: Remote login, then nothing happens
- References: <43127D77.2090109@tresgeek.net> <15286-88532@sneakemail.com>
- Reply-to: cygwin-xfree at cygwin dot com
Peter Valdemar Morch wrote:
Hi,
This is a mailing list about the X server in Cygwin. Sounds to me like
you are asking about ssh specific stuff.
Andy Schmidgall mrflippy-at-tresgeek.net |Lists| wrote:
I'm running cygwin/X on my Windows XP Home box, and am trying to
connect to my Linux (Fedora Core 4) box. X runs fine on my windows
machine, but I can't seem to get the remote connection working. I've
tried ssh -X, ssh -Y, multiple combinations of options for those. All
result in the same thing: I'm asked for my password, I enter it, and
then... nothing. Nothing else happens. The logs on the linux box
indicate that it accepted the ssh session. X Forwarding is enabled in
my ssh config file on the linux box. I've read and reread the FAQ and
documentation. I see nothing of note in any logs that I can find. Any
ideas what might be wrong?
If you open a non-X cygwin session in a "dos box", and then type:
cygwin-prompt> DISPLAY=:0 xwininfo.exe -root
Does that show information or an error message?
It waits a minute, and then gives me:
xwininfo: unable to open display ':0'
usage: xwininfo [-options ...]
(and then a bunch of options)
cygwin-prompt> DISPLAY=:0 ssh -Y user@server
do you then get a
Password:
prompt?
If you do, and you enter your linux password, do you then get a prompt
on your linux box? If not, this question is probably not related to X
at all. Contact e.g. another cygwin list.
I get a password prompt, but after entering my password, nothing else
happens. I do not get a command prompt after entering my password.
If there is another list I should be sending this too, please let me
know. I wasn't quite sure what specific area the problem fell under.
Thanks,
Andy
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