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Description of problem: When trying to forward an X app throught ssh I get the error: Error: Can't open display: and .Xauthority is not created I've saw this error in the secure log: Mar 28 10:14:27 ------ sshd[8216]: error: Failed to allocate internet-domain X11 display socket. If uncomment this line in sshd_config: X11UseLocalhost no then I can forward the X Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): openssh-server-4.3p2-82.el5 How reproducible: Vanilla RHEL 5.8 install and connect with 'ssh -X user@host' Steps to Reproduce: 1.ssh -X user@host 2.xeyes 3. Actual results: Error: Can't open display: Expected results: Xeyes Additional info: Modifying default sshd_config you can get a workaround.
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I'm not able to reproduce this issue. Would you set 'LogLevel DEBUG2' in sshd_config, restart sshd, try it again for both cases and attach relevant logs to this bugzilla. please? You should see lines beginning with ' setsockopt IPV6_V6ONLY: ' or 'bind port ' ...
This Bugzilla has been reviewed by Red Hat and is not planned on being addressed in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, and therefore will be closed. If this bug is critical to production systems, please contact your Red Hat support representative and provide sufficient business justification.