Re: Remote login, then nothing happens

[mrflippy at tresgeek dot net]

Quoting Igor Pechtchanski <pechtcha@cs.nyu.edu>:
> > > If you open a non-X cygwin session in a "dos box", and then type:
> > > cygwin-prompt> DISPLAY=:0 xwininfo.exe -root
> > > Does that show information or an error message?
> >
> > It waits a minute, and then gives me:
> > xwininfo:  unable to open display ':0'
> > usage:  xwininfo [-options ...]
>
> Heh.  To get X forwarding over ssh, you need at least 2 things: a running
> X server, and for ssh to know which display the X server runs on[*].  The
> above seems to indicate that the X server is either not running, or is
> running on the wrong display.

Ah, I may have misunderstood the original question, as I didn't run the X server
for that. When I was working with it on my own, I did have the X server running.
However, I was trying to connect to the remote server from an xterm. (the
FAQ/docs indicated that was the correct way) I'll try connecting from just a
regular cygwin session (with an X server running) tonight when I get home from
work. I'll look at your other questions later on tonight too.

Thanks,
Andy


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