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
===================================================================
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
===================================================================
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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