CDE and openssh

[Tim Schuman]

Many of our users use Reflection X to make XDM connections to our hp-ux servers. Under the new security rules, this will no longer be allowed.

Reflection X (version 10, anyway) has openssh support. Is there a way to 'tunnel' an XDM connection over an ssh connection? In other words, what command(s) do I need to execute on the remote hp-ux system to bring up a CDE session via Reflection X?

[Radim Jarosek]

Hi,

Have you already tried to connect to HP vi Reflection over SSH ?

I guees, when you will have install openssh it connects you automatically.

Unfortunately I'm at home and don't have HP and Reflection here ;(

I found on Reflection site http://www.wrq.com/products/reflection/pc_unix/rx/security.html , there is XDM-Authorization-1. I don't know if HP supports it.

Radim

[Ollie R]

Hi Tim,

You need to do the following:

* Toggle the "X-tunnelling" option on your Reflection/X

* Add the following lines to the sshd_config on the host you wish to connect to and send the sshd process a HUP signal (to make it re-read the config file):
X11Forwarding yes
X11UseLocalhost no

* Make your SSH connection, ensuring Reflection/X is running on your PC

* Run the command "xsession" and this will fire up CDE

Hope this helps,

Ollie.