On 02/24/2011 02:21 PM, Francisco J. Guzmán wrote:
> Hello:
>
> Please notice OpenSSH update from 4.3p2-4*1*.el5 to 4.3p2-4*2*.sl5
> causes user's environment variable DISPLAY not being set automatically
> and therefore remote SSH connections using X11 port forwarding do not
> work regardless if the variable is set manually.
>
> Downgrade of the package reestablishes proper functionality.
>
> I wonder if you have seem this behavior and if there is a
> workaround/solution.
>
> Thanks
> /*- Francisco*/

Hello,
May I ask why you updated to openssh-4.3p2-42.sl5?
That version of openssh is in SL5 contrib.
It is a special build because the openssh client knows how to do the old 
kerberos (gssapi) and the new kerberos (gssapi-with-mic).
I wouldn't recommend it unless you need that feature.

Troy
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