John R Pierce wrote:
> On 07/13/11 10:18 AM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>> On 7/13/2011 11:55 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote:
>>
>>> > So: sorry if my question wasn't precise enough, what I really wanted
>>> to ask was: is there a way tu use a PackageKit GUI remotely via ssh?
>> Ssh (-Y) in as root or 'su -' before starting it. Whatever it is doing
>> to escalate permissions for the install doesn't seem to mesh well with
>> the desktop being remote - or maybe you need to start some agent within
>> the session to make it work.
>
> 3 steps...
>
> 1) log into a user account via: ssh -X user@hostname
> 2) drop to root with: su -
> 3) copy the Xauth file from the user account: cp /home/user/.Xauthority
> /root && chown root:root /root/.Xauthority
>
> NOW you can run remote X apps via the ssh tunnel
Would it work if you tried ssh -A -X user@hostname?
mark
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