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Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 13:17:20 +0100
Subject: Re: ssh session launching gui apps
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From: "Sam Liddicott" <sam AT liddicott DOT com>
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I found the answer here:
http://rabbit-hole.blogspot.com/2006/08/ui-testing-on-sly.html

To just edit the sshd service properties (via control panel) and allow
desktop access.

Sam

* Sam Liddicott wrote, On 09/10/08 13:10:
> Under win95 I could ssh in as any user and launch apps on the desktop.
>
> But on XP, I login as the same user as the only (rdp'd) desktop session,
> many applications like notepad.exe will "run" but to not display on the
> desktop.
>
> As I'm scripting some automated GUI testing, it would be nice if the ssh
> login could launch desktop windows.
>
> (My ssh is a password login, but I may want to do key login's later, is
> the cyglsa stuff done?)
>
> Sam
>
>   


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