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Xstart gives 'bad display name' error message and SSH connection fails

Last modified: Thursday, September 3, 2009 12:06 AM

PROBLEM DESCRIPTION

When you try to connect with SSH protocol on Xstart, the following message shows and the X application does not start:

/usr/bin/X11/xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "hserver:10.0" in "add" command

*This article requires remote server configuration. Administrator previlage may be required.


RESOLUTION

This error occurs when the 'UseLocalhost' value is set to 'no' on the SSH Server and the server name is not registered in the '/etc/hosts' file.

To resolve the problem, do one of the followings:

  • Set 'UseLocalhost' to 'yes' in the SSH server configuration file.  
  • Add the host name of the server in '/etc/hosts'