X Forwarding not working

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • We have enabled Xforwarding in /etc/ssh/sshd_config file on the server and installed xorg-x11-xauth package.
  • Still not able to launch GUI application through Xmanager or Xming.
  • DISPLAY environment variable is set to blank.
$ echo $DISPLAY

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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