SOLVED: Why I can't 'ssh -fCXY /usr/bin/gnome-terminal' ? Grrrrr....

[kitepilot at kitepilot.com]

I found the solution:
ssh -fCXY etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT '/usr/bin/gnome-terminal 
 --disable-factory' 

Works...
Go figure...   :(
ET 


kitepilot at kitepilot.com writes: 

> The STUPID terminal is starting in the local box, so now the question is:
> why is it ignoring the DISPLAY variable?
> Grrrrrrr...
> ET  
> 
> kitepilot at kitepilot.com writes:  
> 
>> Hello all:
>> This is so freaking odd that I'll explain it with a series of commands:   
>> 
>> There are 2 computers involved, linuxbox (Mint Tara) and wincrap (Win 7).  
>> 
>> In linuxbox I type:   
>> 
>> etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT:~$
>> ssh -fCXY localhost xclock   
>> 
>> And I get my banana (xclock starts)   
>> 
>> Then   
>> 
>> etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT:~$
>> ssh -fCXY localhost gnome-terminal   
>> 
>> and (AMAZINGLY!!!!) I get another terminal window.
>> So far so good.
>> Linux is B-O-R-I-N-G...   
>> 
>> Now we move to a cygwin shell in wincrap and I type:   
>> 
>> etroconis at ETROCONIS-DT:~ $
>> DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT xclock   
>> 
>> And (voila), predictably and reliably I again get my banana-clock,
>> so FINAL ACT:   
>> 
>> etroconis at ETROCONIS-DT:~ $
>> DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT /usr/bin/gnome-terminal   
>> 
>> But nope...    8(
>> My terminal never starts in the WinCrap box!   
>> 
>> So, In summary:
>> Please look at the 2 lines together (can you tell the difference?)
>> DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT xclock
>> DISPLAY=:0.0 ssh -fCXY etroconis at ETROCONIS02-DT /usr/bin/gnome-terminal   
>> 
>> I know that things work locally.
>> I know that clock works remotely.
>> I know that gnome-terminal DOES NOT works remotely.
>> Does anybody have any idea why?   :(
>> Thanks for reading my rant...
>> ET
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