On Aug 5, 5:41pm, root wrote:
> Subject: X Windows Remote terminal (fwd)
>
> Is there any such thing as an X windows version of a telnet session?
> Basically, I'd like to be able to get an X windows session via remote just
> like one would get a shell prompt (and run programs like pine). Thanks in
> advance.
Just set your DISPLAY environment variable to your X display (say export
DISPLAY=eds01423:0.0) and run the application. It will appear on your screen.
Or if the host is running xdm just to a X -query {hostname} and you entire X
session will happen on the host.