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@kitepilot.com" <kitepilot@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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