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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