On Tuesday 08 Jul 2008, Shamail Tayyab wrote: > Navjot Kukreja wrote: > > Hi > > I'm logged into a machine from SSH and want to send a message to > > the user who is using it locally on GUI on display :0. i tried > > xmessage but i couldnt make it send messages to another display. > > Does anyone know a way? -Navjot Kukreja > > Give xhost + > as root, or as the user logged in on Display :0 > Then from the ssh terminal, use xmessage. It'll work.
Argh, please don't suggest such blatant violations of security on a mailing list! xhost + will just open up the system for exploits, viruses and trojans. Regards, -- Raju -- Raj Mathur [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://kandalaya.org/ GPG: 78D4 FC67 367F 40E2 0DD5 0FEF C968 D0EF CC68 D17F PsyTrance & Chill: http://schizoid.in/ || It is the mind that moves _______________________________________________ ilugd mailinglist -- ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org http://frodo.hserus.net/mailman/listinfo/ilugd Archives at: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.user-groups.linux.delhi http://www.mail-archive.com/ilugd@lists.linux-delhi.org/
