Re: [R] question about using a remote system

2009-05-29 Thread Mark Wardle
I've not ever tried something like this. You didn't quite answer the question though. Do you need interactive sessions, or are users choosing from a number of batch jobs? If the latter, then perhaps you would be better forsaking Rcmdr (which I have not used) and instead consider a shell-based, or

Re: [R] question about using a remote system

2009-05-28 Thread Greg Snow
ark Wardle > Cc: R help > Subject: Re: [R] question about using a remote system > > My goal is for a user to sit down at a Linux laptop, get to an Rcmdr > type screen, submit jobs on a remote system and then get the results > back in R. > > We will assume that the user is na

Re: [R] question about using a remote system

2009-05-28 Thread Erin Hodgess
My goal is for a user to sit down at a Linux laptop, get to an Rcmdr type screen, submit jobs on a remote system and then get the results back in R. We will assume that the user is naive, and the only thing he/she can do is get to the Rcmdr screen. The Rcmdr plugin will have a "submit jobs" menu.

Re: [R] question about using a remote system

2009-05-28 Thread Mark Wardle
Hi. Do you need an interactive session at the remote machine, or are you simply wanting to run a pre-written script? If the latter, then you can ask ssh to execute a remote command, which conceivably could be "R CMD x" If you explain exactly why and what you are trying to do, then perhaps th

Re: [R] question about using a remote system

2009-05-27 Thread Ted Harding
On 28-May-09 00:58:17, Erin Hodgess wrote: > Dear R People: > I would like to set up a plug-in for Rcmdr to do the following: > > I would start on a Linux laptop. Then I would log into another > outside system and run a some commands. > > Now, when I tried to do > system("ssh e...@xxx.edu") > pa

[R] question about using a remote system

2009-05-27 Thread Erin Hodgess
Dear R People: I would like to set up a plug-in for Rcmdr to do the following: I would start on a Linux laptop. Then I would log into another outside system and run a some commands. Now, when I tried to do system("ssh e...@xxx.edu") password xx It goes to the remote system. how do I conti