* Alvin Oga ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) spake thusly: ... > if you are sitting on a machine called foo and ssh into westek > > > foo:/home/westk> xhost +westek > > westek[westk]:/home/westk> export DISPLAY=foo:0.0 > westek[westk]:/home/westk> gqview & > # > # should disply on the machine foo > #
This is a really bad advice: it bypasses ssh X forwarding, so it a) doesn't help with OP's problem, and b) is insecure. It shouldn't work anyway: X on foo should be running with -nolisten tcp. Dima -- Tlaloc: What was Elrond's second name? Gruber: Hubbard -- <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]