cannot connect to red-hat linux via putty x11

Hi,

I need to get putty working with xforwarding I am getting the following error

Authenticating with public key "imported-openssh-key"
Last login: Sun Nov  1 17:14:22 2015 from -------------
/usr/bin/xauth:  file /home/myusername/.Xauthority does not exist
anshumaEngineeringAsked:
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gheistCommented:
On the first log-in xauth creates key file.
It is not an error at all, just normal program output.
It is the same on *ANY* linux platform.

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arnoldCommented:
does it give you the same message on the second login as gheist pointed out?
look at /etc/ssh/sshd_config to make sure X11Fordwarding is enabled there.
Gerwin Jansen, EE MVETopic Advisor Commented:
Which X server / command are you trying to start? What is your goal besides enabling X forwarding?
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gheistCommented:
xauth is invoked when X11Forwarding works fine.
That line just confirms everything is well server side.
anshumaEngineeringAuthor Commented:
my apologies this works fine when I am logged in as the user that connects from putty, it fails when I am logged in as root.

I have figured out the process of getting the magic cookie and sticking it and then getting root to work

How can this work automatically as soon as I do sudo
arnoldCommented:
What are you doing?
You can open xterm and then sudo.
gheistCommented:
It does not work like you imagined.
Running X11 programs as root is very insecure.
You should read "sudoers" manual page on how to preserve $HOME over sudo.
Let me repeat - this venture is really insecure
And you should not automate anything in this regard ever.
gheistCommented:
Why not A grade for explaining that there is no problem, it is just how Linux works?
anshumaEngineeringAuthor Commented:
how can I revert to grade A. I was using my cell to close the question and might have fat fingered something
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