Re: Manually, remotely starting X for a remote session. DISPLAY.

2011-09-28 Thread Markku Kolkka
28.9.2011 18:29, linux guy kirjoitti: > How do I start X on the server from a remote machine (via ssh, of > course) so that I can use graphical apps ? You don't, because that's not how X works. You run X on the *local* machine where the display, mouse and keyboard are connected. The graphical apps

Re: Manually, remotely starting X for a remote session. DISPLAY.

2011-09-28 Thread linux guy
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 10:17 AM, Alan Cox wrote: > On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:06:48 -0600 > linux guy wrote: > > > $ ssh me@server > > me@server's password: > > Last login: Tue Sep 27 20:16:30 2011 from 192.168.1.120 > > [me@server ~]$ echo $DISPLAY > > > > [me@server ~]$ > > > > What should it be

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2011-09-28 Thread linux guy
$ ssh me@server me@server's password: Last login: Tue Sep 27 20:16:30 2011 from 192.168.1.120 [me@server ~]$ echo $DISPLAY [me@server ~]$ What should it be set to ? $ yum list openssh Loaded plugins: langpacks, presto, refresh-packagekit Installed Packages openssh.i686

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2011-09-28 Thread linux guy
On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:46 AM, Alan Cox wrote: > > sshd sets it when you do an ssh -X/-Y. If it isn't getting set then > either ssh isn't seeing suitable environment variables (eg ssh'ing into a > box and forgetting which box you were on when you do the ssh -Y), or it > can be blocked in the ss

Re: Manually, remotely starting X for a remote session. DISPLAY.

2011-09-28 Thread Alan Cox
On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:29:26 -0600 linux guy wrote: > X was working fine from several clients to several servers. Then it quit, > for no (obvious to me) reason. > > Details here, let me know if you need more info. > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740466 > > How do I start X on

Manually, remotely starting X for a remote session. DISPLAY.

2011-09-28 Thread linux guy
X was working fine from several clients to several servers. Then it quit, for no (obvious to me) reason. Details here, let me know if you need more info. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740466 How do I start X on the server from a remote machine (via ssh, of course) so that I can u