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1. Verify X11 filesets are installed:

   # lslpp -l grep X11
   lslpp: 0504-132 Fileset grep not installed.
   lslpp: 0504-132 Fileset X11 not installed.

2. On remote host, edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and uncomment the line "X11 Forwarding yes"

3. If changes are made, restart the ssh daemon:
   stopsrc -s sshd
   startsrc -s sshd

   Restart sshd.

   stopsrc -s sshd
   startsrc -s sshd

4. Start Mocha X on your PC

   Or you can try using using Hummingbird eXceed on your PC. If using eXceed, edit...

5. In putty, enable X11 Forwarding and set X display location to localhost

6. For Linux

   • Log on to your linux box and run..
     xauth list

   • Copy output. For example...
     hostname/unix:10 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 06eccfef8f06993f48fb059adeda8376

   • sudo to your desired user

   • Run...
     xauth add

     ...and paste contents of xauth list command. For example

     xauth add hostname/unix:10 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 06eccfef8f06993f48fb059adeda8376

7. Set DISPLAY...

   DISPLAY=localhost:10.0
   export DISPLAY

8. Run xclock to test

   Note that two people cannot both run X Windows if they are each logged on with the same user id.

Linux

1. Start the Mocha X on your PC

2. In putty, enable X11 Forwarding and set X display location to localhost

3. Log on to your linux box

4. Run...
   xauth list

   ...and copy output. For example...

   hostname/unix:10 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 06eccfef8f06993f48fb059adeda8376

5. sudo to your desired user

6. Run...
   xauth add

   ...and paste contents of xauth list command. For example

   xauth add hostname/unix:10 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 06eccfef8f06993f48fb059adeda8376

7. Run xclock to test

X11 from a jumpbox

Log on to jump box and Display Manager with Exceed as your X11 server:

Once on jumpbox, forward your display via SSH to the remote machine as...

ssh -X <hostname>

Using Exceed X11 server and other ssh client (putty)

Make sure X11 forwarding is enabled on ssh client (in putty under SSH>Tunnels)