Mailing List Archive: about X11 and user manager

ginzzer wrote:
> Hi there,
> I am running OpenSSH_4.3p2, OpenSSL 0.9.8e-fips-rhel5 01 Jul 2008
> , I wonder if it is possible to allow only some users to have X11
> forwarding and deny the others? What to do so?

For newer versions you can do

X11Forwarding no
Match user foo
X11Forwarding yes

(or Match group x11allowed or some such.)

This feature isn't in 4.3, though.

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