[Bio-Linux] OpenSSH - Launching X programs to Bio-Linux - advice for Admins

[Dr Dan Swan]

Dear Systems Administrators,

We have been notified by a user that if you are have applied the OpenSSH
fix and wish to launch graphical applications from a remote machine to
your local Bio-Linux display you may encounter a problem with
applications not appearing.  In order to resolve this issue if it
concerns you, you can apply the following fix.

1) Log in as manager
2) sudo cp /usr/etc/ssh_config /usr/etc/ssh_config_orig
2) sudo cp /etc/ssh/ssh_config.rpmsave /usr/etc/ssh_config

You should now be able to launch X-windows programs to your Bio-Linux
machine again.  Normally this bug would not have been a problem as the
OpenSSH documentation suggests that certain settings within Bio-Linux
should take preference over changes in the config file whereas, on
testing, this is clearly not the case.

regards,

Dan
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Dr Dan Swan - Bio-Linux Developer
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