ssh -Y -l user etc,etc

[Pat Kane]

  >  [gene at coyote log]$    ssh -Y -l gene coyote  /usr/bin/env

Looks like you are ssh'ing  from coyote to coyote, is that what you intend?

I think need to see an ASCII art picture of your network.



On Thu, Feb 24, 2011 at 12:52 PM, gene heskett <gheskett at wdtv.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, February 24, 2011 01:40:45 pm Pat Kane did opine:
>
>> What does the following command show?
>>
>>         ssh -Y -l your_name your_host  /usr/bin/env
>>
>> Pat
>> ---
>
> Humm, this gets to demo a system problem since I started to use inotifywait
> for a file monitor.  And the only way to fix it is to discontinue using
> inotifywait in anything and then reboot.
>
> Copy/paste from that screen:
> ============================
> [gene at coyote log]$    ssh -Y -l gene coyote  /usr/bin/env
> The authenticity of host 'coyote (127.0.0.1)' can't be established.
> RSA key fingerprint is [expunged]
> Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes
> Warning: Permanently added 'coyote' (RSA) to the list of known hosts.
> gene at coyote's password:
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SSH_CLIENT=127.0.0.1 43178 22
> USER=gene
> MAIL=/var/mail/gene
> PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
> PWD=/home/gene
> SHLVL=1
> HOME=/home/gene
> LOGNAME=gene
> SSH_CONNECTION=127.0.0.1 43178 127.0.0.1 22
> DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
> _=/usr/bin/env
> ======================
> the above response text is painted in the background color, black, so its
> just so much black screen, hence:
> =========================
> [gene at coyote log]$ ^C
> [gene at coyote log]$    ssh -Y -l gene coyote  /usr/bin/env
> gene at coyote's password:
> SHELL=/bin/bash
> SSH_CLIENT=127.0.0.1 43179 22
> USER=gene
> MAIL=/var/mail/gene
> PATH=/usr/local/bin:/bin:/usr/bin
> PWD=/home/gene
> SHLVL=1
> HOME=/home/gene
> LOGNAME=gene
> SSH_CONNECTION=127.0.0.1 43179 127.0.0.1 22
> DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
> _=/usr/bin/env
> ==================
>
> So that probably explains where the 10.0 is coming from, but not where I
> might change it?  That seems to be the $64k question...
>
> Thanks Pat.
>
> [huge snip]
>
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