Mail Archives: cygwin/2004/05/03/11:40:06
On Mon, 3 May 2004, Larry Hall wrote:
> At 10:01 AM 5/3/2004, you wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >I installed Cygwin on a machine with Windows XP and started the service
> >sshd. I would like to connect from another machine (client) via ssh,
> >run a Windows application on the server and view the window on the
> >client. I do not want to use vnc, I just want to run a single
> >application, not the desktop of the server that is used by another
> >user.
> >
> >I manage to connect via ssh but, when I try to open an application,
> >like notepad, it does not appear on the client screen.
>
> Specify the '--interactive' flag to 'cygrunsrv' when you install 'sshd'.
This will only pop up notepad (or any other windowed application) on the
*server's* desktop. What the OP wants is forwarding of individual
graphical apps over ssh, and this can't be done with Windows apps.
Perhaps a remote desktop solution of some sort will work.
Igor
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