cygwin-x-doc/faq cygwin-x-faq.xml,1.3,1.4 remote.xml,1.5,1.6
Alexander Gottwald
xserver-commit at pdx.freedesktop.org
Tue Apr 13 07:06:04 PDT 2004
Committed by: ago
Update of /cvs/xserver/cygwin-x-doc/faq
In directory pdx:/tmp/cvs-serv8380
Modified Files:
cygwin-x-faq.xml remote.xml
Log Message:
some trusted X11Forwarding changes I had lying around for about one month
Index: cygwin-x-faq.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/xserver/cygwin-x-doc/faq/cygwin-x-faq.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.3
retrieving revision 1.4
diff -u -d -r1.3 -r1.4
--- a/cygwin-x-faq.xml 3 Apr 2004 07:14:26 -0000 1.3
+++ b/cygwin-x-faq.xml 13 Apr 2004 14:05:59 -0000 1.4
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@
<revhistory id="revision-history">
<revision>
+<revnumber>1.0.17</revnumber>
+<date>2004-04-13</date>
+<authorinitials>alexander.gottwald at s1999.tu-chemnitz.de</authorinitials>
+<revremark>Added some extra notes about trusted X11Forwarding</revremark>
+</revision>
+
+<revision>
<revnumber>1.0.16</revnumber>
<date>2003-04-03</date>
<authorinitials>harold at codeweavers.com</authorinitials>
Index: remote.xml
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RCS file: /cvs/xserver/cygwin-x-doc/faq/remote.xml,v
retrieving revision 1.5
retrieving revision 1.6
diff -u -d -r1.5 -r1.6
--- a/remote.xml 10 Apr 2004 18:13:50 -0000 1.5
+++ b/remote.xml 13 Apr 2004 14:05:59 -0000 1.6
@@ -37,26 +37,28 @@
<screen>
$ DISPLAY=<replaceable>localhost:0.0</replaceable>
$ export DISPLAY
-$ ssh -X <replaceable>remotehost</replaceable>
+$ ssh -Y <replaceable>remotehost</replaceable>
</screen>
or
<screen>
-$ DISPLAY=<replaceable>localhost:0.0</replaceable> ssh -X <replaceable>remotehost</replaceable>
+$ DISPLAY=<replaceable>localhost:0.0</replaceable> ssh -Y <replaceable>remotehost</replaceable>
</screen>
-
+The parameter <parameter>-Y</parameter> enables trusted X11 Forwarding.
+This is available since OpenSSH 3.8. If you have an older version of ssh
+you will have to use <parameter>-X</parameter>.
</para>
</answer>
<answer>
<label>A3:</label>
-
-<para>Make sure you're not starting ssh with the parameter
-<parameter>-x</parameter>. This disables <glossterm
-linkend="gloss-x11forwarding">X11Forwarding</glossterm>. The correct
-parameter is <parameter>-X</parameter> (uppercase).</para>
+<para>
+Make sure you're not starting ssh with the parameter <parameter>-x</parameter>
+(lowercase). This disables <glossterm linkend="gloss-x11forwarding">
+X11Forwarding</glossterm>.
+</para>
</answer>
<answer>
@@ -94,6 +96,9 @@
Serial number of failed request: 370
Current serial number in output stream: 372
</screen>
+<para>
+The commandline switch <parameter>-Y</parameter> does the same.
+</para>
</answer>
<answer>
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