[Bug 733] ssh doing xauth stuff even when it can't access local .Xauthority file

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http://bugzilla.mindrot.org/show_bug.cgi?id=733

           Summary: ssh doing xauth stuff even when it can't access local
                    .Xauthority file
           Product: Portable OpenSSH
           Version: -current
          Platform: UltraSparc
        OS/Version: Solaris
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: ssh
        AssignedTo: openssh-bugs at mindrot.org
        ReportedBy: stevebalm2000 at yahoo.com


I recently upgraded to v3.7.1p2 and now when I su to root and ssh to another
host as root, I get a warning "Warning: No xauth data; using fake authentication
data for X11 forwarding."  I think this is because root is unable to access my
regular user account's .Xauthority file (homedir is on root-squashed NFS server).

When I run "ssh -x" I don't get this error message.  Did older versions of ssh
not try to do X11 forwarding if they couldn't access the local .Xauthority file?
   Is this a bug?

I have "ForwardX11 yes" set in ssh_config.  I can post the full config if that
would be helpful.  Also I can post debug output from client or server.



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