X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Content-class: urn:content-classes:message MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: RE: start graphical program from ssh-shell Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 17:56:39 +0300 Message-ID: From: "Pavel Ivanoff" To: X-SpamTest-Version: SMTP-Filter Version 2.0.0 [0124], KAS/Release X-Spamtest-Info: Pass through X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT cygwin DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT cygwin DOT com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT cygwin DOT com Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by delorie.com id kA7FNa2A004265 I've investigated this possibility and found that it works only when you start sshd from some shell on your desktop (or even from StartUp menu). When sshd starts as service it cannot access your desktop even if the service starts as the same user. Pavel Ivanov > -----Original Message----- > From: Christian Schweingruber > Sent: Tuesday, November 07, 2006 4:53 PM > To: cygwin AT cygwin DOT com > Subject: Re: start graphical program from ssh-shell > > Jonathan Arnold schrieb: > > Christian Schweingruber wrote: > >> Hi > >> > >> how do i start a graphical windows program from a ssh shell? > >> within a "normal" cygwin shell it's working fine. But > within a ssh shell > >> nothing happens, only the command is repeated. > > > > Do you mean you ssh into a remote Windows machine and > expect to have the > > window show up on your local machine? That's not going to > work. You'll > > either need to use Remote Desktop or an X Window program. > > > No. I want that the program start and shows up on the remote machine! -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/