Hi there! If you're under ubuntu you can enable the remote desktop (VNC kind) and use it through a SSH tunnel.
Atenciosamente,**** ** ** *Fernando Della Torre* Tecnologia da Informação**** (: +55 16 8137-1240 (: +55 16 9137-2886 *: *[email protected]***** V.D.I.T. Soluções em Virtualização**** ** ** ** ** A utilização deste e-mail não implica em autorização ou outorga de poderes para seu usuário praticar qualquer ato em nome das empresas citadas, cuja representação considera-se válida se praticada exclusivamente por representante legal ou procurador devidamente constituído, na forma estabelecida em seu respectivo estatuto ou contrato social 2012/11/12 Andy Sayler <[email protected]> > Hi Andy, > > To the best of my knowledge SSH is not designed for "Screen Sharing", and > provides no way to do it. > > When you connect to a remote machine via SSH, you are creating a new user > session, completely separate from any local user sessions (or other remote > session) already running on the remote machine. When you use SSH with X > server forwarding (the -X option), the GUIs are actually being generated > on your local machine, not on the remote machine at all (in > fact, the remote machine need not even have X installed). The combination > of the fact that each SSH session is isolated from other user sessions, > and the fact that X over SSH runs locally means that there is no way to > "screen share" using SSH. > > Some terminal multiplexers (i.e. GNU Screen) will allow you > to perform terminal "screen sharing" between multiple users, and you can > use this in conjunction with SSH to share your shell, but I > don't believe the sharing capabilities extend to X sessions and GUIs. > > If you want a traditional GUI "screen sharing" experience, you'll probably > need to seek out a program designed for that purpose like TeamViewer or > another remote help/desktop app. If you use Google Chrome, it also offer a > multi-platform remote desktop/sharing app: > https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/chrome-remote-desktop/gbchcmhmhahfdphkhkmpfmihenigjmpp. > Some versions of VNC may also support this functionality, but I'm > less familiar with that. > > In short, SSH isn't really designed for sharing your session or screen > with local users. You'll have to look for another program if you want to do > that. > > Good luck, > Andy > WMFO > [email protected] > www.andysayler.com > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 10:09 AM, VE4PER/ Andy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Has anyone used ssh connection to actually view a remote desktop as a >> way to see and trblshoot w/s problems? >> >> I use ssh -a -X userid@IPaddress with server running in the w/s allowing >> login. It gives me terminal access in real time and allows me to run new >> instances of window/GUI pgms remotely, however I am not able to actually >> see or share the existing desktop. >> >> Is there something wrong with the syntax I am using to gain remote >> desktop GUI access and control to be able to be more assistance to the >> remote operator? >> >> Have used other viewers as well, yet seem only to be able to run in >> console mode or X displays of specific applications rather than viewing >> full desktop? >> >> Thanks >> >> Andy >> _______________________________________________ >> Rivendell-dev mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Rivendell-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.rivendellaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/rivendell-dev > >
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