[K12OSN] Remote Desktop immage while ssh

[John Lucas]

On Saturday 15 September 2007 23:44, ahodson wrote:
> Hi Nils
>
>  From my server I need to ssh into 6 other servers - I use
> <ssh -l root 10.###.###.### -X>
> to gain console access, and then run routines like
> /usr/bin/system-config-users
> to add new students to a server, etc. The question was directed at
> finding out how to turn console into the remote desktop, so I can then
> push a chosen desktop background to all users using the "Push new
> icons..." desktop icon... Is this doable this way?
> Thanks for helping
> alan
> -=o=-
>

If I have decoded "how to turn console into the remote desktop" correctly, 
then you would need NX/freenx and log onto the remote system as root (where 
the "Push new icons..." are located). You could *try* something like this 
(assuming KDE for the moment):

	ssh -X -l root remotemachine '/usr/bin/startkde'

But I don't think you would like the result. NX is more efficient, you can 
suspend sessions etc. NX/freenx would be the right tool.

> Nils Breunese wrote:
> > ahodson wrote:
> >> Oh, it's you again with another untimely question... perhaps there are
> >> no ssh users here with enough time on their hands to address such low
> >> level queries... or perhaps this list is getting to be too high brow
> >> to address such issues... nah, there's still a core of good hackers
> >> willing to help all users. The question is...
> >>
> >> Alan Hodson wrote:
> >>> A quick question for users who frequently use ssh
> >>> While remotely logged in, what is the command to make the remote
> >>> desktop appear? - I'd like to be able to set background images for
> >>> all the students remotely by using the dropbox
> >>> Thanks
> >>> Alan A Hodson
> >>> El Paso TX
> >
> > I use SSH pretty frequently, but I just don't understand what you're
> > asking. Are you talking about X11Forwarding? VNC? FreeNX? Another kind
> > of remote desktop (rdesktop to a Windows machine?)?
> >
> > Nils Breunese.
> >
> >
> >
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