Re: [Dorset] X through ssh mystery

On 09/11/12 00:58, Ralph Corderoy wrote: To tell the Firefox you've started not to do that use -no-remote AIUI. However, don't let it try and use the same profile as another running Firefox and profiles aren't designed to cope. Instead, give it another profile name with -P. -ProfileManager lets

Re: [Dorset] X through ssh mystery

Hi John, > Tim Allen wrote: > > I can open a remote Iceweasel session, served up locally, in the > > normal way: > > > > localmachine$ ssh -X remotemachine iceweasel > > > > However, if I already have a local iceweasel session running, the > > above command just opens another local iceweasel sessi

Re: [Dorset] X through ssh mystery

On 08/11/12 14:19, Tim Allen wrote: I've noticed for some time something which baffles me with X forwarding over ssh and using Firefox (Iceweasel in Debian). I can open a remote Iceweasel session, served up locally, in the normal way: localmachine$ ssh -X remotemachine iceweasel However, if I

[Dorset] X through ssh mystery

Hi I've noticed for some time something which baffles me with X forwarding over ssh and using Firefox (Iceweasel in Debian). I can open a remote Iceweasel session, served up locally, in the normal way: localmachine$ ssh -X remotemachine iceweasel However, if I already have a local iceweasel