starting firefox in remote machine

crescent123 · 04-19-2007, 12:07 AM

Hi,

I am new to Linux.I am trying to start firefox in a remote machine using the command "firefox".I get the terminal of the remote machine using ssh.I have given the following commands.

[root@xyz ~]# ssh ipaddress

[root@xyz ~]# firefox http://www.google.com

But it displays the warning as,

(firefox-bin:3484): Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:

Can anyone help me in solving this issue.

IBall · 04-19-2007, 12:16 AM

You need to use:

Code:

ssh -X remoteMachine
firefox

This will only work if the remote machine has X forwarding enabled.

--Ian

crescent123 · 04-19-2007, 12:37 AM

I tried it.

it is not working.

can you pls tell me what options must be enabled in ssh_config to enable x forwarding.

IBall · 04-19-2007, 01:03 AM

The option is X11Forwarding. Have a look in the sshd_config file on the remote machine.

--Ian

crescent123 · 04-19-2007, 01:45 AM

this is what i have changed in the remote host sshd_config

X11Forwarding yes

restarted the sshd service

i have changed the option from no to yes. but still not able to get it.