Am 16. Oct, 2012 schwätzte Dazed_75 so: moin moin, what are the responses to my other questions from my last email? ciao, der.hans > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 4:25 PM, der.hans wrote: > >> Am 16. Oct, 2012 schwätzte Dazed_75 so: >> >> On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 4:12 PM, der.hans wrote: >>> >>> Am 16. Oct, 2012 schwätzte Dazed_75 so: >>>> >>>> >>>> I used to regularly do ssh -X user@machine or ssh -Y user@machine so I >>>> >>>>> could run a graphical program on the remote machine and have the display >>>>> on >>>>> the machine I was sitting at. In fact, I used to do this at >>>>> installfests >>>>> from my laptop (lapdog2) to the headless PXE server (fogtest) right next >>>>> to >>>>> me. That stopped working months ago and I have not been able to figure >>>>> out >>>>> why or how to fix it. Here is a sample of what I get: >>>>> >>>>> larry@hammerhead:~$ ssh -Y fogtest >>>>> >>>>> Linux fogtest 2.6.32-41-generic-pae #91-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jun 13 12:00:09 >>>>>> UTC >>>>>> 2012 i686 GNU/Linux >>>>>> Ubuntu 10.04.4 LTS >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> echo $DISPLAY >>>> >>>> Do you get something like localhost:10.0? >>>> >>>> ciao, >>>> >>>> der.hans >>>> >>> >>> >>> Yes, both on the machine that works (sunfish) and the one that does not >>> (fogtest). >>> >> >> OK, we might have to debug the gconf stuff :). >> >> Before that, try starting a non-GNOME app such as xterm or xeyes. >> > > Aaah, both work on both machines. Not sure what to do from there. > > >> >> Last login: Mon Oct 15 16:37:44 2012 from sunfish.thiel.org >>>> >>>>> >>>>> larry@fogtest:~$ gedit >>>>>> GConf Error: Failed to contact configuration server; some possible >>>>>> causes >>>>>> are that you need to enable TCP/IP networking for ORBit, or you have >>>>>> stale >>>>>> NFS locks due to a system crash. See http://projects.gnome.org/**** >>>>>> gconf/ >>>>> org/gconf/ >for >>>>>> >>>>>> information. (Details - 1: Failed to get connection to session: Failed >>>>>> to >>>>>> connect to socket /tmp/dbus-sjFuIo1Vhr: Connection refused) >>>>>> >>>>> >> ls -ld /tmp/dbus-* >> >> Wonder if it's trying to use the wrong socket. There might be a stale >> socket since you're running headless, but boot should fix that by cleaning >> out /tmp. Does fogtest get shutdown or do you hibernate it? >> >> The obvious solution is you need to start using vim :). >> >> ciao, >> >> der.hans >> >> ^C >>>>>> larry@fogtest:~$ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> As you can see, the ssh connection is fine but using a graphical >>>>> program >>>>> like gedit does not. So I was making another attempt today (different >>>>> target) and it worked: >>>>> >>>>> larry@hammerhead:~$ ssh -Y sunfish >>>>> >>>>> Welcome to Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS (GNU/Linux 3.2.0-31-generic x86_64) >>>>>> >>>>>> * Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/ >>>>>> >>>>>> 22 packages can be updated. >>>>>> 12 updates are security updates. >>>>>> >>>>>> Last login: Tue Aug 28 21:27:53 2012 from hammerhead.thiel.org >>>>>> larry@sunfish:~$ gedit >>>>>> larry@sunfish:~$ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyone know where to look or how to fix fogtest? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/****Classes/ >>>> > >>>> >>>> # "Human kind cannot bear very much reality." >>>> # -- T.S. Eliot, "Four Quartets: Burnt Norton" >>>> ------------------------------**--------------------- >>>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- >> # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/**Classes/ >> # When in doubt, choose the interesting. -- der.hans >> --------------------------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > > > -- # http://www.LuftHans.com/ http://www.LuftHans.com/Classes/ # In order to live free and happily, you must sacrifice boredom. # It is not always an easy sacrifice.