'Error: "channel 3: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed" on OS X Screen Sharing over ssh tunnel
I had configured OS X screen sharing over an ssh tunnel and at some point it stopped working. The ssh tunnel would work:
ssh -L 1202:localhost:5900 [email protected]
However, when attempting to make the screen sharing connection (vnc://localhost:1202), the remote host would error with
channel 3: open failed: administratively prohibited: open failed
Solution 1:[1]
I have the following in my remote host's ~/.ssh.config:
AllowTCPForwarding yes
PermitOpen any
The missing element was an entry in the remote host's /etc/hosts that defined localhost. I added the following to that file and screen sharing over ssh tunnel was restored:
127.0.0.1 localhost
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| Solution | Source |
|---|---|
| Solution 1 | kg23 |