> > Hi all, > > > > I can log onto the remote machine, then su to root etc., but when I type > > startx the X-Windows starts on the remote machine, not on my computer. > > The X-forwarding flag is enabled as explained before. > > What went wrong? > > The problem is that you're running startx. This, as you've found out, > starts the X-server on the remote machine. The server/client > relationship is X is reverse to what you expect. > > Startx on your local machine and open an xterm. > Ssh to the remote machine with "ssh -X name_of_remote" > Start a remote X client such as "xlogo". > The display should appear locally though the application is running > remotely. > > You don't need to run startx on the remote. THe only requirement is that > you have the X libraries installed.
Now I understand the concept, I do not have start X, since I only have to start X-apps into my running X. It works great now! Thanks a lot for the help. -- Alexander H.J. Arzberger
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