... The file for sshd is /etc/ssh/sshd_config... Rookie Mistake! Thank you very much! Funny what changing the correct config file does for you ;) Now on to installing Oracle :) -----Original Message----- From: Arizona State University Linux Users Group [mailto:ASULUG@asu.edu] On Behalf Of Bryce Chidester Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 10:02 PM To: ASULUG@ASU.EDU Subject: Re: [ASULUG] Running X on a virtual dedicated server Bryan, The file for sshd is /etc/ssh/sshd_config. You can restart it because you're simply restarting the listening process and not killing your own connection's process. -Bryce Chidester Bryce.Chidester@asu.edu On Nov 16, 2007, at 21:16 , Bryan O'Neal wrote: > Yha, I sort of get it, however I edited /etc/ssh/ssh_config and > uncommented and changed the lines ForwardX11 yes and ForwardX11Trusted > yes. I pondered why PasswordAuthentication yes > was commented but ignored this saved the file and restarted sshd. > Logged out and logged back in. I also wounded why I could restart > sshd without being logged out, but again ignored this. However when I > try to launch konqueror I get "cannot connect to X server" That is > when I started trying to start X > > I am connecting using ssh -X user@ip > > -----Original Message----- > From: Arizona State University Linux Users Group > [mailto:ASULUG@asu.edu ] On Behalf Of Bryce Chidester > Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 9:12 PM > To: ASULUG@ASU.EDU > Subject: Re: [ASULUG] Running X on a virtual dedicated server > > Bryan, > I think you're a little mis-directed as to how X servers work across > networks. The X server doesn't actually run on your virtual machine, > unless your virtual machine has a virtual terminal. See, the server > component in X is whatever/wherever the graphics end up, and the > origination of all input. In this case, the X server is your local > terminal. When you fire up applications like Firefox or KDE, they > connect as clients to the server, feeding their graphics and receiving > user input. > All that said, you don't need to run a server, just have the libraries > installed on your remote machine. You should be able to simply "ssh - > X" (-X ensures that SSH will automatically forward your X11 session) > to your remote host and fire up whatever applications you wish to see > (my personal favourite has always been xlogo, but it's not installed > on every system) and voilą it should appear (slowly) on your local > terminal. > If you're looking to preserve sessions ala remote desktop or VNC, well > then you'll need to run a VNC server and connect that way instead. > > Make sense? > > -Bryce Chidester > Bryce.Chidester@asu.edu > > On Nov 16, 2007, at 18:57 , Bryan O'Neal wrote: > >> I decided to reinstall X and now I get (amongst other things) Fatal >> server error: >> xfa86OpenConsole: Cannot open /dev/tty0 (no such file or directory) >> >> XIO: fatal IO error 104 (Connection reset by peer) on X server ":0.0" >> after 0 requests (0 known processed) with 0 events remaining. >> Couldn't get a file descriptor referring to the console >> >> Still at a loss my friends... Any suggestions? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> [mailto:plug-discuss-bounces@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of >> Bryan O'Neal >> Sent: Friday, November 16, 2007 6:37 PM >> To: Arizona State University Linux Users Group; Main PLUG discussion >> list >> Subject: Running X on a virtual dedicated server >> >> As many of you know, I like my GUI tools. And I just purchased a >> virtual server from GoDaddy, but when I try to run an X app I get the >> generic error of cannot connect to X server. If I look at ps -A I >> see xinted running. If I try to startx I get >> xauth: creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.5195 (or some >> randum number) >> xinit: No such file or directory (errno 2): no server "X" in PATH >> >> Use the -- option, or make sure that /usr/bin is in your path and >> that "X" is a program or link to the right type of server for your >> display. >> Possible server names include: >> >> Xorg X.Org displays >> >> xinit: Server error. >> Couldnt get a file descriptor referring to the console >> >> Any suggestions on how I can get my GUI up? >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss