X11 port forwarding not set up with ssh connection to remote RHEL machine without xauth installed

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Issue

  • X11 port forwarding does not work
  • DISPLAY= variable is not set
  • "ssh -v -X ..." returns:
    No xauth program; cannot forward with spoofing
    

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 or 5
  • no xorg-x11-xauth package installed on server

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