How do I disable X11 forwarding in an SSH session?

Owned by Netsarang Support
Last updated: Nov 03, 2020
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PROBLEM DESCRIPTION or QUESTION

I encounter the following bug when entering a password in my script:

Enter your OpenStack password for project 00000000-0000-0000-xxx as user xxxxx:
Exception raised: "XDG_SESSION_TYPE"
This issue is not present in other shells. How do I resolve this issue?


RESOLUTION

X11 is interfering with the text UI based application.
Try again after disabling the X11 forwarding option in the session's properties:

It is also recommended that you utilize the following in the remote command prompt:

$ unset DISPLAY