Re: Starting X on host while SSH'd in to the box
Are you possibly looking for /etc/init.d/gdm start (xdm, kdm...?). IIRC X
disallows remote xserver connections by default(security issue perhaps), so
you have to enable it via a command line option or in the xf86config, but I
couldnt begin to tell you what it is.
On Wednesday March 16 2005 5:25 pm, Thomas Adam wrote:
> --- William Ballard <nospam_50307@alltel.net> wrote:
> > How can I start X on a remote host while I'm SSH'd into the box?
> > (After I do that I can use x11vnc to remotely manipulate the
> > mouse/keyboard.)
>
> Isn't that what sdm is for?
>
> -- Thomas Adam
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