On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 20:55:08 -0800 (PST)
begin Net Llama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spewed forth:
> I've got 2 boxes networked together with a patch cable. I can SSH back
> & forth between them without a single problem.
> However, if i try to run an X app while SSH'ed into either, the
> resulting behavior is very very weird:
> 1) Some applications refuse to run altogether with the error "Error:
> Can't open display:". Netscape is one of them. Others do run, however,
> this leads to the 2nd bit of weirdness
> 2) They appear on the monitor of the box where they are running (the box
> I'm SSH'd into) rather than the box where the ssh client is running.
>
> I've never seen such strange behavior before, and i've worked with
> similar setups. Anyone have any ideas?
Check to make sure SSH has set your DISPLAY variable. It will usually be
10:0 or 11:0. If it's 0:0, you'll be opening the screen on the other
system.
You may need to tweak /etc/ssh/sshd_config and /etc/ssh/ssh_config
And why do you have access controls turned off in these systems anyway?
Ciao,
David A. Bandel
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