Cannot open remote display
A. Lanza
alf at lanza-ti.com
Mon Feb 7 13:40:53 UTC 2005
El mar, 01-02-2005 a las 13:30 +0000, Paul Howarth escribió:
> A. Lanza wrote:
> > i'm managing a server in my local network remotely using ssh. From a
> > graphical command terminal in my laptop i issue the following command:
> >
> > ssh -l root server1
> >
> > This way, i get a command shell for server1 on my laptop screen. But,
> > when i want to edit a file on the server with a graphical tool, like
> > gedit, i get the following message:
> >
> > (gedit:5880): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:
> >
> > I'd like to edit the file in my laptop display. Is there any way to do
> > this?
> >
> > I'd appreciate any help.
>
> Try adding the -X or -Y option to your ssh command. See "man ssh" for
> details.
>
That worked! Thanks.
I'd like also to get my server display in my laptop display. How can i
do that? May i use a remote control tool? Will it be secure if i go
through a public WAN connection?
> Paul.
>
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