Jan Engelhardt wrote:
On Thursday 2018-01-18 15:01, Roger Whittaker wrote:
On Thu, Jan 18, 2018 at 11:46:07AM +0000, Roger Whittaker wrote:
The new openssh version 7.6p1-1.1 in 20180116 seems to break X forwarding with ssh -X.
Reverting to 7.2p2-6.2 fixed the problem.
I haven't really investigated - I just reverted quickly because I use this constantly.
Is there something new about the configuration in 7.6p1-1.1 ?
In case this is of use to anyone else: the system I was connecting to had ipv6 disabled, and in /etc/ssh/sshd_config had the default setting After the update to 7.6p1-1.1 I needed to set
AddressFamily inet
and the problem was then solved.
Sounds more like a bandaid than a solution (like disabling IPv6 is).
Let me rephrase it: I haven't yet rebased the bandaid we had in previous packages - what you see is upstream behaviour. It will be fixed with next update (about by the end of the next week). That said, please do not use X forwarding unless you really must even after ten people told you this sentence. Every time someone uses X forwarding, <insert your favourite kitten/baby cries/dies/starves combination or whatever>. I strongly advocate using VNC (tunnelled through an ssh connection, if you like) - quick guide: 1) start `Xnvc` (preferably through the `vncserver`) - you'll need the xorg-x11-Xvnc package (on openSUSE); 2) connect to it with a VNC client (e.g. tigervnc, but there are more). It is also possible to attach to a running desktop session with x11vnc. Thanks Cheers Petr -- Petr Cerny Mozilla/OpenSSH maintainer for SUSE Linux -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org