Using display from server via ssh

Rodd Clarkson rodd at clarkson.id.au
Mon May 2 00:42:00 UTC 2005


On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 07:50 -0500, Mike Chambers wrote:
> On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 14:42 +0200, shrek-m at gmx.de wrote:
> 
> > not really.
> > 
> > gnome-terminal_loacl$ ssh -Y  user at your_server
> > remote$ system-config-bla
> 
> Thanks, that did the trick!

Mike,

It's worth noting that due to a change in security with ssh, FC no
longer automatically forwards X sessions, you need say it's okay.
That's why you need the -Y (or -X) switch.

You can remove this need by editing a file (see man ssh).


Rodd




More information about the fedora-test-list mailing list