I want to start X app on display:0 remotely. How?

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

Yep...
This is what I was looking for.
I tried this before and didn't work.
Or at least I think I did...   :)
THANKS!
Enrique 

 

Matt Graham writes: 

> From: "kitepilot at kitepilot.com" <kitepilot at kitepilot.com>
>> I have a machine running remotely which I can ONLY SSH into.
>> I know that the machine is running X and "operator" is logged in and
>> [has access to :0] 
>> 
>> What I want is to: 
>> ssh -l operator remote.host
>> (insert some magic here) kcalc 
> 
>> Now kcalc pops on display:0 and operator can see and use kcalc
> 
> There are multiple ways of doing this.  If you log in via ssh as
> operator, and operator has the appropriate MIT Magic Cookie in his ~
> , then all you have to do is: 
> 
> export DISPLAY=:0
> nohup kcalc & 
> 
> ...and kcalc will show up on :0 of the machine you logged in to.
> This should work without a problem.  There are access control 
> things to think about if you log in as a user who doesn't have
> the magic cookie required for access to :0, naturally. 
> 
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