O.K. I will try it without using starta at all.


Thanks,

Todd

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From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
[mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Kevin
Brown
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 2:12 AM
To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
Subject: Re: x over putty x forwarding over ssh and the like.

>> Anyone have any experience running x over SSH?
>> 
>> I have made it this far:
>> 
>> 
>> -  Make sure the X server is configured and running -  Open your SSH 
>> session (with X11 forwarding enabled) -  type xterm, or your window
manager
>>  command, or the name of any other X program
>> 
>> Here is the rub that I have.
>> 
>> My Linux box is sitting in a rack without a mouse or keyboard attached to

>> it.
>> 
>> So when I startx it fails because it is looking for local mouse and
>> keyboard that are not attached to it.
>> 
>> 
>> Is there a good (easy) way around this?

> I use vncserver. I ssh into my linux machine from windows via putty. Start

> the server with `vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768`. I can then tunnel my
vnc 
> session(?) through putty.
> 
> I haven't tried doing this from one linux machine to another.

I have experience doing X over SSH and never bothered with doing startx.  I
just 
fired off whatever app I needed or even just fired up my WM directly (e.g.
icewm 
&).  You should only be doing startx when you are logged directly into the 
machine at the local keyboard/mouse...
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