Re: Problem with running Xapps over a ssh session

[Antony Stace <antony@example.com>]

thanks for all the suggestions on this one, I finally got it
working....the culprit was in the sshd server config file and seems
obvious on retrospection

[snip]
 ForwardAgent yes
 ForwardX11 yes
[snip]






Viktor Pavlenko wrote:
> 
> You have to set DISPLAY env var on the _remote_ machine, and it should
> contain <local_machine_ip>:0.0
> 
> Alternatively, you can run netscape -display <local_machine_ip>:0.0
> 
> Viktor
> 
> >>>>> On Tue, 16 Jan 2001 15:47:44 +0900, Antony Stace <antony@example.com> said:
> 
>     AS> Hi I am trying to work out how to run an apps over a ssh
>     AS> connection.  Following the file README.Ylonen which comes with
>     AS> the ssh distribution I try and run netscape by
> 
>     AS> $xhost +noosa $ssh -n noosa netscape &
> 
>     AS> on my local machine(noosa is the remote machine).  I get
>     AS> prompted for my password which seems to work and then I am
>     AS> given the message that the DISPLAY variable has not been set ,
>     AS> the error reads
> 
>     AS> Error: Can't open display:
> 
>     AS> here is what I see on the screen
> 
>     AS> [snip] [antony@example.com antony]$ ssh -n -N noosa "netscape"
>     AS> antony@example.com's password:
>     AS> --------------------------------------------------------------
>     AS> Welcome to noosa Enjoy your stay!  DISPLAY=
>     AS> --------------------------------------------------------------
> 
>     AS> Error: Can't open display: [antony@example.com antony]$ [snip]
> 
>     AS> The DISPLAY line is set in the /etc/bashrc file and reads
> 
>     AS> echo "DISPLAY" $DISPLAY
> 
>     AS> so it looks to me that the DISPLAY varible is not being
>     AS> carried accross to the remote machine.
> 
>     AS> Can someone please give me a few tips on how to get this set
>     AS> up so I can indeed run xapps over a ssh session.
> 
>     AS> Thanks
> 
>     AS> Tony
> 
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