Subject: Re: Xwindows from a remote machine
From: Barsalou (barjunk@attglobal.net)
Date: Tue Aug 19 2003 - 11:28:16 AKDT
OK. I didn't realize it was going to automatically forward all the X
stuff to the local machine.
Thanks.
On Tue, 2003-08-19 at 11:13, Jamie Hushower wrote:
> If you issue "ssh -X remote.machine.name" from an X terminal, you can run X
> programs (from within your ssh session) on remote.machine.name that will
> display on your local workstation. Is that the clarification you wanted? The
> remote computer does not need to have X running- only the local machine. The
> only commands that need to be issued are the initial ssh command and then
> the name of any programs you want to run.
>
> -Jamie
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barsalou" <barjunk@attglobal.net>
> To: "Justin Dieters" <enderak@gci.net>
> Cc: "Aklug" <aklug@aklug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: Xwindows from a remote machine
>
>
> >
> > Is that supposed to start the X session as well? If not, what is the
> > next command I need to start the X session so it is pointing at the
> > remote machine?
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > On Mon, 2003-08-18 at 20:18, Justin Dieters wrote:
> > > Well, if both machines have X, you can do 'ssh -X -l<remote-username>
> > > <remote-ip>'
> > >
> > > Justin
> > >
> > >
> > > Barsalou wrote:
> > > > I have a machine that I can ssh into....how would I then run something
> > > > that would show the X gui from that remote machine on my local
> machine?
> > > >
> > > > The idea would be to be able to use the X gui to control that far away
> > > > machine.
> > > >
> > > > Mike
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