I've not ever tried something like this. You didn't quite answer the question though. Do you need interactive sessions, or are users choosing from a number of batch jobs?
If the latter, then perhaps you would be better forsaking Rcmdr (which I have not used) and instead consider a shell-based, or web-based interface (have you seen Rweb?). I presume by "job" you mean batch jobs that are pre-written? If you need an interactive session, then I can't see any easy way of doing as you describe. I was waiting for someone else to suggest something. My only suggestion would be to look at the unix program "screen". You could then have a simple click-on application (shell script or something) that connects to your remote system, runs screen, gives them a prompt, and allows them to run arbitrary R interactive sessions. For long-running tasks, they can then detach the screen and leave it running on the remote system. I'm only guessing at your specific requirements here as I don't have enough information about exactly you want to do! Best wishes, Mark 2009/5/28 Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodg...@gmail.com>: > My goal is for a user to sit down at a Linux laptop, get to an Rcmdr > type screen, submit jobs on a remote system and then get the results > back in R. > > We will assume that the user is naive, and the only thing he/she can > do is get to the Rcmdr screen. > > The Rcmdr plugin will have a "submit jobs" menu. The user presses > that option, and gets results, without having to know the "underside". > > thanks, > Erin > > On Thu, May 28, 2009 at 1:54 AM, Mark Wardle <m...@wardle.org> wrote: >> Hi. >> >> Do you need an interactive session at the remote machine, or are you >> simply wanting to run a pre-written script? >> >> If the latter, then you can ask ssh to execute a remote command, which >> conceivably could be "R CMD xxxxx" >> >> If you explain exactly why and what you are trying to do, then perhaps >> there's a better solution.... >> >> bw >> >> Mark >> >> 2009/5/28 Erin Hodgess <erinm.hodg...@gmail.com>: >>> Dear R People: >>> >>> I would like to set up a plug-in for Rcmdr to do the following: >>> >>> I would start on a Linux laptop. Then I would log into another >>> outside system and run a some commands. >>> >>> Now, when I tried to do >>> system("ssh e...@xxx.edu") >>> password xxxxxx >>> >>> It goes to the remote system. how do I continue to issue commands >>> from the Linux laptop please? >>> >>> (hope this makes sense) >>> >>> thanks, >>> Erin >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Erin Hodgess >>> Associate Professor >>> Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences >>> University of Houston - Downtown >>> mailto: erinm.hodg...@gmail.com >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> R-help@r-project.org mailing list >>> https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help >>> PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html >>> and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code. >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Dr. Mark Wardle >> Specialist registrar, Neurology >> Cardiff, UK >> > > > > -- > Erin Hodgess > Associate Professor > Department of Computer and Mathematical Sciences > University of Houston - Downtown > mailto: erinm.hodg...@gmail.com > > -- Dr. Mark Wardle Specialist registrar, Neurology Cardiff, UK ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.