[SATLUG] Remote X with Solaris

[Jeremy Mann]

Ok, try this.. On the client machine, run xhost +. Then ssh (without
the -X) to the solaris machine. Then export DISPLAY=blah:0 to your
client. Now see if an X program can run.



On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:10:31 -0500, Mike Wallace <mikeaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> No dice.  Cursor just sits there, blinking, completely oblivious.
> There's no error message.  Nothing.  Just waiting for something to
> happen...  Same behavior as not using the -X flag.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:03:18 -0500, Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Try forwarding the X directly through ssh. Add this:
> >
> > ssh -X remote_solaris
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:58:07 -0500, Mike Wallace <mikeaw at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I need to display some remote Solaris applications on my local Linux
> > > box.  When I'm displaying an application from a remote Linux box I
> > > just have to do this:
> > >
> > > [local_linux] $ ssh remote_linux
> > > [remote_linux] $ xclock
> > >
> > > And viola! I see the remote xclock window.  However with Solaris, I see:
> > >
> > > [local_linux] $ ssh remote_solaris
> > > [remote_solaris] $ xclock
> > > Error: Can't open display:
> > >
> > > I've tried setting the DISPLAY variable to x.x.x.x:0.0 and to
> > > local_linux.machine.name:0.0 and in both cases I don't get the display
> > > error, but nothing comes up to my screen and the process doesn't do
> > > anything.  After waiting a while I finally kill the process.  I have
> > > tried playing around with the xhost settings on my local Linux box,
> > > but to no avail.  Ideas?
> > >
> > > -Mike
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> > --
> > Jeremy
> >
> 
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Jeremy