On Wed, 2004-04-14 at 09:01, jeb wrote: > I have a question for the list, what do I need to send x via ssh to my > windows box? > > I have a Mandrake 10 server running ssh and x, on my windows xp box, I > am running putty with x11 forwarding on. However, I login fine but when > I launch x as a normal user I get : > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] jebba]$ startx > Authentication failed - cannot start X server. > Perhaps you do not have console ownership?xinit: Server error. > > > But, when I log in as root, and start x. It runs on the server. > > Hopefully this makes sense? I am still very new to linux. What I'm a > doing wrong?
Why aren't you just using VNC to have a session going on the server? It's easier to deal with, and well, free... There are Xservers/Xclients for Winblows, but they can be a PITA... IMHO. stephen kuhn - owner ============================== illawarra computer services a kuhn media australia company http://kma.0catch.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ * This message was composed on a 100% Microsoft free computer * We expressly refuse to utilise Microsoft DRM encoded documents ------------------------------------------------------------------ Thank god!! ... It's HENNY YOUNGMAN!!
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