it would be much more secure if you piped the X display through an ssh connection via the X-forwarding mechanism.
Anyways, if it is inside a firewall, and you are not accessing it over the internet, you need to set the DISPLAY variable. Otherwise, the xterm will not know which display on which host to use. Michael -- Michael Viron Registered Linux User #81978 Senior Systems & Administration Consultant Web Spinners, University of West Florida At 07:16 PM 10/28/2001 -0500, you wrote: >I would like to use my Linux box in "server" mode - that is, never log >into it from the console. In particular, I'd like to log in using my >Exceed xserver starting an xterm after login via an REXEC call. This is >the way we log into my machine at work. > >It does not work at home. I get an error to the effect that the program >was unable to use this starting method. > >Is there anything special I need to configure on the Linux (Mandrake >8.0) side in order to allow me to do this? > >-- >Matthew O. Persico >New York City - United We Stand > > >Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? >Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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