X-Windows via SSH

mallu0987 · 07-16-2008, 02:27 PM

Forgive me if this is not the correct place to post this question. I Have a very interesting task at hand. Hope someone can direct me to the right path. I want to run an X windows app on a remote server --> jump host --> jump host --> workstation.

In other words I want to be able to see the app GUI on my workstation. My Workstation connects to a jump host 1 (Solaris 9). From the jump host I connect to another one (jump host 2 solaris 8) then to the app server. Any help would be really appreciated.

trickykid · 07-16-2008, 02:31 PM

Don't think this is going to happen how you want. I'd say, if you need to gain access to a workstation to do X11 forwarding to view an app, you just need a good'ol VPN setup. And if the app gui is already running, you need to setup VNC on your workstation. ssh can only handle X11 forwarding, not Desktop environment.

marozsas · 07-16-2008, 04:05 PM

just forward the X auth (in other words, use -X in every ssh connection) !

Code:

[miguel@babylon5 ~]$ ssh -X miguel@servera
Last login: Wed Jul 16 17:56:41 2008 from 192.168.160.137
Have a lot of fun...
miguel@servera:~> ssh -X miguel@192.168.160.250
Password: 
Last login: Wed Jul 16 18:01:29 2008 from servera.apicenet.com.br
Have a lot of fun...
miguel@minibit:~> xclock
Warning: Missing charsets in String to FontSet conversion
Warning: Unable to load any usable fontset
(xclock was displayed in my workstation, aka, babylon5)