[SATLUG] Remote X with Solaris

[Andrew Hodel]

Make sure you sshd config allows X forwarding.


Andrew

Mike Wallace 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.
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>On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 14:03:18 -0500, Jeremy Mann <jeremymann at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Try forwarding the X directly through ssh. Add this:
>>
>>ssh -X remote_solaris
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>>On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:58:07 -0500, Mike Wallace <mikeaw at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>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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