On Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:29:26 -0600 linux guy <linuxguy123@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > X was working fine from several clients to several servers. Then it quit, > for no (obvious to me) reason. > > Details here, let me know if you need more info. > > https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=740466 > > How do I start X on the server from a remote machine (via ssh, of course) so > that I can use graphical apps ? > > When I google this problem, there is some talk about the DISPLAY variable > not being set. What should it be set to ? How should it be set ? sshd sets it when you do an ssh -X/-Y. If it isn't getting set then either ssh isn't seeing suitable environment variables (eg ssh'ing into a box and forgetting which box you were on when you do the ssh -Y), or it can be blocked in the sshd config. Alan -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
