I have a home network set up in my house, and I have been playing around with remote login for a few days (as I have all IP's and passwords for the machines).

One thing that I have wanted to be able to do is use ssh with the -X or -x option to connect to X11 on a remote machine so that I can send users messages or start programs on their desktops.

Is this possible? If so, what am I doing wrong? Here's what I've been typing in at the terminal:

ssh -X mia@192.168.1.101

This allows me to login to the remote machine, but will not allow me to connect to the X server.

P.S. Does it make a difference if I'm running KDE? (although I'm almost 100% sure it shouldn't)

Thanks,

Jeremy Davis Pedersen

The -X option allows you to start applictions on your X Server but run them on the remote machine.

If you want to run the applications on the remote X server then export the display number then just run the appliction:
export DISPLAY="127.0.0.1:0"

Actually, I'm trying to start apps on their desktop, as a way to send them messages, or help them find an application without getting up off my butt ;-)

Thanks,

JDP

P.S. I have tried exporting to the display, but it gives me an error. Here's what I've been typing:

ssh -X mia@192.168.1.101

password:******* <---my password

mia@5[/]$ export DISPLAY="127.0.0.1:0"

mia@5[/]$ konsole

konsole: cannot connect to X server 127.0.0.1:0

Am I doing something wrong?

P.S. keep in mind I'm a n00b

Try getting the user to run "xhost +localhost" to allow you to connect.

Apparently that lets me use their binary for the "konsole" program, but it runs on my X server, what I need to do is get konsole to run on their desktop not mine.

AM I still doing something wrong?

THanks again ;-D

JDP

Just realised you were connecting with -X. You only do that if you want to run it on your X server.