Make sure the server has X11Forwarding on.
Look at the config file of sshd (/etc/ssh/sshd_config)
and add/edit "X11Forwarding yes".

Adam


> duey is dial in box,
> su is at work,
> DISPLAY on su was not auto set.
> tried everything:
>
> ?
>
>
> duey% ssh -X su
> pts@su's password:
> Last login: Thu Feb 24 21:00:52 2005 from ccf-dialin-cl253
> NetBSD 1.6.2 (GENERIC) #0: Wed Oct 6 15:02:44 EST 2004
>
> Welcome to NetBSD!
>
> Terminal type is xterm.
> su% $DISPLAY
> DISPLAY: Undefined variable.
> su% e
> [1] 25567
> su% Error: Can't open display:
>
> [1]    Exit 1                        xedit
> su% setenv DISPLAY 134.178.63.253
> su% e
> [1] 25568
> su% Error: Can't open display: 134.178.63.253
>
> [1]    Exit 1                        xedit
> su% setenv DISPLAY 134.178.63.253:0.0
> su% e
> [1] 25569
> su% Error: Can't open display: 134.178.63.253:0.0
>
> [1]    Exit 1                        xedit
> su% setenv DISPLAY 134.178.63.253:0
> su% e
> [1] 25570
> su% Error: Can't open display: 134.178.63.253:0
>
> [1]    Exit 1                        xedit
> su% setenv DISPLAY 134.178.63.253:10
> su% e
> [1] 25575
> su% Error: Can't open display: 134.178.63.253:10
>
> [1]    Exit 1                        xedit
> su%
>
>
> ?
>
> chs,
> P.
>
>
>
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> Paul
> Australian Bureau Of Meteorology
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