remote X

On 25 Jul 2003, Craig White wrote:

> Anyway, what I have done this far is...
>

> from cli on client...
> Server - logged in via ssh, as root 'xhost + 192.168.2.100'
>             su - username then 'xterm -display 192.168.1.100'

Don't use just an IP address (as explained earlier). You must include the
displaynumber (optionally followed by screennumber). See X manual page.

> got the message unable to open display
>
> tried 'echo $DISPLAY 192.168.2.100'
> and 'echo $DISPLAY 192.168.2.100:0'
> and 'echo $DISPLAY 192.168.2.100:1'
>
> none workee

Why are you doing those echo statements?

> I don't get it.

Try:

export DISPLAY=192.168.2.100:0 # if using a bourne shell
xeyes # or xterm


Jeremy C. Reed
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