Xforwarding doesn't allow for switching users
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Mar 15, 20269711 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Problem
I'm ssh'd into a remote computer and xforwarding is working fine... but as soon as I "sudo su -" or "sudo su user2" it no longer Xforwards anything giving me the error: Any Ideas? Thanks
Error Output
X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication. xterm Xt error: Can't open display: localhost:10.0
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Fix for: Xforwarding doesn't allow for switching users
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Enable X-11 Forwarding in your client Log in as your normal user to get the associated display , find the display number which corresponds with what you found in #3 and copy it Sudo to root Now you can execute commands as root and will be able to se…
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