Re: Starting programs on local x through telnet

[Carl Mummert <mummert@cs.wcu.edu>]

>From message <[🔎] Pine.SUN.3.95.990516020032.3377A-100000@libra.math.tau.ac.il>  :
>Is it possible to start programs needing x to run through the net (telnet,
>rlogin ...). How do i tell them to use my screen?
>The program tells me its starting (it has a text output) and then doesn't
>do anything else (it's suposed to have a graphical interface). The remote
>system is a unix (one of the computers is running linux but it doesn't
>have all the relevant programs).
>Thanx
>


To set your sidplay (using sh or bash)

$ export DISPLAY=ip:0.0
  i.e.
   export DISPLAY=152.30.5.1:0.0


Then, from an xterm in the xwindows session you have running,
you need to use xhost or xauth to fix the permissions to allow 
other clients to connect.  

$ xhost +

wll woprk but is insecure.  RTFM about xhost and xauth.


Carl Mummert
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FForgive my spelling, I'm on a dialup telnet connection...