X11 forwarding on RHEL 6

In order to get X11 forwarding working properly on a RHEL 6 server make sure the following options are installed and configured:

• Install the following package - xorg-x11-xauth.x86_64:

sudo yum install xorg-x11-xauth

• Make sure sshd has X11 forwarding enabled by editing /etc/ssh/sshd_config:

X11Forwarding yes

• Log into the server with the X11 Forwarding option:

ssh -X server.example.com

• Verify X11 is working after you log in:

[jemurray@server01 ~]$ echo $DISPLAY

localhost:10.0