Question : Problem: checking for xauth... no, configure: error: configuring with X but xauth not found - aborting

Hello Experts,

I am trying to install ssh (tried both ssh1 & ssh2) on Cobalt Linux release 6.0 and got the below error while running the. /configure.
checking for xauth... no
configure: error: configuring with X but xauth not found  aborting
xauth is not in /usr/X11R6/bin/ and couldnt find in other paths
I also tried. /configure without x, the configure completed without errors but got error when executed the make.
The purpose of installing ssh is coz our customer implemented the ssh and sent us public key asking to setup sftp on our ftp server. Understood that to have sftp - need ssh1 or ssh2 and if install ssh2 then sftp comes with it, correct me if I am wrong.

Appreciate your advice on this.

Thanks,
ssk77

Answer : Problem: checking for xauth... no, configure: error: configuring with X but xauth not found - aborting

Hi Duncan , gheist, Glenn

Thanks for your help and valuable advices&. It helped me a lot in understanding ssh and also for setting it up.

Once again thanks guys&

Cheers,
Ssk77