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Date:	Mon, 17 Dec 2007 18:16:58 -0500
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Sounds good to me.
I doubt this is a standard ssh option so I wouldn't know what to add in 
the config.

Would you mind pasting the config that enables this or, if you don't 
remember which config option it is, the whole sshd_config.

Thanks.  :)



Roger Wells wrote:
> A few weeks I asked for help with the same problem.  The advice that 
> worked (I think)  was to be sure that the installation of sshd was such 
> that it is allowed to interact with the desktop.
> In any case I have it working in my situation so let me know if you need 
> more help.
> HTH
> 
> Brian Mathis wrote:
>> On Dec 17, 2007 3:20 PM, Clayton Holloway <clayton DOT holloway AT gmail DOT com> 
>> wrote:
>>  
>>> Is it at all possible to start a native windows application(GUI) via ssh
>>> and have it actually appear on the windows box?
>>>
>>> No matter what app I run via ssh (firefox, notepad, etc) the process is
>>> listed in the task manager, but is nowhere to be found on the screen. If
>>> X were in use here, I'd just set the DISPLAY variable, but afaik windows
>>> won't use a DISPLAY.
>>>
>>> Any information on this would be greatly appreciated.
>>>     
>>
>> You need to install the cygwin ssh service with the "Interact with
>> desktop" option enabled.
>>
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