The hacky workaround is to 'ssh -X' back into the node before running the srun, so you appear as if you are remote even if you aren't.
eg ssh -X loginnode01 then: ssh -X loginnode01 then: srun --x11=first bash On Fri, 22 Mar 2019 at 13:48, Loris Bennett <loris.benn...@fu-berlin.de> wrote: > Hi, > > I'm using 18.08.6-2 and have got X11 forwarding working using the > in-built mechanism. This works fine for users who log in with 'ssh -X' > and then do 'srun --x11 --pty bash'. > > However, I have users who start a VNC session on the login node and when > they run the srun command above from an xterm within the VNC session, > they get > > srun: error: Cannot forward to local display. Can only use X11 > forwarding with network displays. > > Does anyone have any ideas whether this can be made to work and, if so, > how? > > Cheers, > > Loris > > -- > Dr. Loris Bennett (Mr.) > ZEDAT, Freie Universität Berlin Email loris.benn...@fu-berlin.de > > -- *Nathan Harper* // IT Systems Lead *e: *nathan.har...@cfms.org.uk *t*: 0117 906 1104 *m*: 0787 551 0891 *w: *www.cfms.org.uk CFMS Services Ltd // Bristol & Bath Science Park // Dirac Crescent // Emersons Green // Bristol // BS16 7FR CFMS Services Ltd is registered in England and Wales No 05742022 - a subsidiary of CFMS Ltd CFMS Services Ltd registered office // 43 Queens Square // Bristol // BS1 4QP
