Remote Operation of a Computer

[Derek Broughton]

Gilles Gravier wrote:

> Derek Broughton wrote:

>> -Y is "trusted" X11 port forwarding.
>>   
> Yep. Call me old-timer.
> 
> Then again, -Y isn't implemented in all versions of SSH, whereas -X
> is... so I'm being conservative.
> 
> On some platforms, -X triggers X11 forwarding, which is, in turn,
> implemented as "Trusted, by default" (see the man page for OpenSolaris'
> ssh).
> 
> I understand that the original poster may have implied that both his
> systems are Ubuntu, but I live in a heterogenous world where I connect
> to Ubuntu servers from an OpenSolaris laptop, so for me, ssh -Y isn't a
> reality, ssh -X is.

So suggesting -X is a better option is probably the right thing to do, but
telling the poster he "must have meant" -X, surely isn't.
-- 
derek