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"Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding" When Launching X Application From Specific Secure Global Desktop Server (Doc ID 1327134.1)

Last updated on NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Secure Global Desktop - Version 4.5 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

Attempts to launch an X application configured to use ssh from a particular Secure Global Desktop (SGD) server will fail.

Upon clicking the Launch Details button, following message would be shown:

Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication data for X11 forwarding.
stty: : Invalid argument
Xlib: connection to "localhost:10.0" refused by server

Changes

Modifications to the server's ssh_config file.

Cause

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