Arch linux wont let me ssh in until user logs into the console
[ link: archlinuxssh | tags: Arch linux ssh | updated: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:04:41 -0400 ]
So there I was, installing Arch Linux on my Gigabyte Brick computer like a good sysadmin and noticed that I could not ping or ssh to the server after it was booted up.
X11 Forwarding problem on smartos
[ link: smartosforward | tags: ssh X11 smartos | updated: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:09:21 -0400 ]
I was having problems with X11 forwarding on a smartos host. It was not working, and I kept getting the following message upon login. X11 forwarding request failed on channel 0
X11 forwarding setup failed
[ link: x11forwardingfail | tags: linux X11 ssh | updated: Fri, 17 Apr 2020 12:12:08 -0400 ]
When trying to set up x11 forwarding over an ssh session to a remote server with the -X switch, I was getting an error like Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.