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Re: ssh prompting for password in X window not in terminal WHY??

from [Alexander Klimov] Network Security [Permanent Link]
Subject: Re: ssh prompting for password in X window not in terminal WHY??
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 00:17:58 +0200 (IST) 
On Fri, 19 Nov 2004, Troy Bull wrote:

Why it acts this way I have not been able to figure out.  If I ssh IN to the
box all is fine.  From that window then if I do something like "ssh
bull@zany.admin.uni.edu" it tries to open an xwindow password prompt.

The desired action is for it to prompt me for the password right there (not
through X but in the same tty).  This is really frustrating for me and I
have no idea how I got set this way.  I removed and reinstalled all the ssh
rpms and it still happens.  Anyone have any idea how I can get it back to
prompting me for the password right there?


I guess that if you undefine DISPLAY before startup of ssh it will not
"know" about X and start to work in normal way. Probably a better solution
is to find the name of the program which owns the password window and read
its manual to find out how to inhibit it.

Regards,
ASK
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