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I have a Ubuntu 14 running as the "Server" and am trying to use PuTTY on my windows machine as the "Client"

On the Server:
ForwardX11 yes
ForwardX11Trusted yes

On the Client:
PuTTY Configuration: SSH->X11->Enable X11 Forwarding (ticked), with MIT-Magic-Cookie-1
Xming Server running

PuTTY Event Log:

2016-09-18 01:02:24 Requesting X11 forwarding

2016-09-18 01:02:24 X11 forwarding enabled

Command:

xclock

Result:

PuTTY X11 proxy: Unsupported authorisation protocol

Error: Can't open display: ubuntu3:10.0

The above command records this in the PuTTY Event Log:

2016-09-18 01:20:22 Received X11 connect request from 127.0.0.1:60167

2016-09-18 01:20:22 Opened X11 forward channel

2016-09-18 01:20:22 Forwarded X11 connection terminated

I've tried uninstalling xauth using apt-get purge xauth then reinstalling apt-get install xauth

Can anyone think of why this is not working? It was working a little while back... am not sure what changed!!?!

Command:

sudo DISPLAY=localhost:11 XAUTHORITY=/home/<username>/.Xauthority xclock

Result:

PuTTY X11 proxy: Unsupported authorisation protocol

Error: Can't open display: localhost:11

When I try the same from a another Linux box, I get this error instead of Unsupported authorisation protocol:

X11 connection rejected because of wrong authentication.

Error: Can't open display: ubuntu3:10.0

I have 2 Ubuntu systems. Named Ubuntu2 and Ubuntu3. Everything seems to work on Ubuntu2. So I started comparing the two...

xauth list

Ubuntu2

ubuntu/unix:10  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  7c27c83c47f4b323a2855c67e1eeef63

ubuntu/unix:11  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  7c1aa456987ee9face9a35f8aa72acf3

ubuntu2/unix:0  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  50073df1fac06436a5e724d93730ef64

ubuntu2/unix:11  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  5860938ccf8af0e0f4a00c37ca51feb5

ubuntu2/unix:10  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  0fa58759ec8e78b735aa3528933464c0

Ubuntu3

localhost:11  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  b6e1bf9dedae8b358133462e3d702547

ip6-localhost:11  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  b6e1bf9dedae8b358133462e3d702547

localhost:13  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  6fe13bad7d70320cf01c1d9ea76ab084

ip6-localhost:13  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  6fe13bad7d70320cf01c1d9ea76ab084

ubuntu3/unix:0  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  c4bf89ae06d1aca5f36993fe728a5d21

echo $DISPLAY

Ubuntu2

localhost:10.0

Ubuntu3

ubuntu3:10.0

which xauth

Ubuntu2

/usr/bin/xauth

Ubuntu3

/usr/bin/xauth

Something Strange

I started comparing different conf files between the two systems. And noticed ip6 was disabled on Ubuntu3 and not on Ubuntu2. So, I tried re-enabling ip6 on Ubuntu3 and no dice. So, I disabled it on Ubuntu2 and it broke X11 forwarding. I don't know why and how ip6 plays a role in this... can someone explain?

I had a similar error using PuTTY (from Windows 10) whenever accessing Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS. (Xming Server is running in Windows)

    PuTTY X11 proxy: Authorisation not recognised

    Error: Can't open display: sdnhubvm:10.0

I solved my problem by modifying the file sshd_config inside /etc/ssh/.

Steps I took:

1. 
   

   Open file sshd_config using an editor such as vim.

   
   
   

   sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   Locate the line that says X11UseLocalHost no (was around lines #65-67)

   
   
   

   65 X11DisplayOffset 10
   
   66 X11UseLocalHost no
   
   67 PrintMotd no
   
   

   
   


3. 
   

   Comment out line #X11UseLocalHost no and save.

   
   
   

   65 X11DisplayOffset 10
   
   66 # X11UseLocalHost no
   
   67 PrintMotd no
   
   

   
   


4. Reboot


5. 
   

   Start PuTTY

   
   
   

   putty.exe -X 192.168.245.4
   
   

   
   


6. 
   

   Test it

   
   
   

   ubuntu@sdnhubvm:~$ xclock
   
   

   
   



7. It now works. Done.