Nick Wright wrote: > > Hi there. > > Currently when I try to run X apps via an ssh login I get the error message > > xterm Xt error: Can't open display: > > Is this a problem with ssh and my x-forwarding? > if so, how do you change the x-forwarding options in ssh? > if not, what is the problem and how do I fix it? :)
It doesn't sound like a problem with ssh to me, it sounds like you haven't set the DISPLAY variable correctly, and therefore probably haven't run xhost either. desk.host: # xhost +remove.host.domain.com desk.host: # ssh -X remote.host.domain.com -l myaccount [EMAIL PROTECTED]'s password: ******** remote.host: # export DISPLAY=desk.host:0.0 remote.host: # xterm & That should do it. Mind you, DISPLAY seems to get set correctly on my box automagically, but I don't know how it goes about that. Regards Tom
