[nmglug] problem with remote x

[Aaron]

Andres Paglayan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to run a remote x on an ubuntu 7.10 as server,
> and and X11 xterm on a mac as client
>
> I am doing the whole ssh -X -Y,
> and both the client an server are configured as accepting forwards,
>
> this is the result
>
>
> andres at andres-desktop:~$ eclipse
>
> searching for compatible vm...
>    testing /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun...found
> X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.
> The application '<unknown>' lost its connection to the display  
> localhost:10.0;
> most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
> the application.
>   

Is the local X server running?
Perhaps the error message is correct.

I bet that it just sets up a tunnel to local port 6000 (for display :0)
without checking
if anybody is actually listening to that port.

                      aaron