I've done the following using our Sun hosts with success... ssh -Y -l root <sunhost>
HFC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alexander Gottwald Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 8:14 AM To: cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com Subject: Re: Cannot connect to a Sun server using xterm On Mon, 2 May 2005, a12 wrote: > Hello again, > > Following your reply below, I created an userid in the Sun server, and > entered: > xterm -e ssh -Y <sun-host> & > > In order to test the graphical aplication in the Sun server, I closed > both X windows, entered startxwin.bat in a DOS window, and entered in > the first X window: > xterm -e ssh -Y userid@<sun-host> <sun-host> & Then I replied to the > password request, and the X window from the Sun server just closed. > I have also tried: > xterm -e ssh userid@<sun-host> -Y <sun-host> & replied to the password > request, and the X window from the Sun server closed too. after ssh failed, the xterm is closed because it was not interactive. You should try starting ssh from the cygwin prompt first. This will keep the error message. open cygwin prompt $ ssh userid@<sun-host> -Y <sun-host> & bye ago -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.gotti.org ICQ: 126018723
