launching GUI programs via command-line ssh

Brian Ford ford@vss.fsi.com
Thu Jan 22 18:38:00 GMT 2004


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On Thu, 22 Jan 2004, DAVID SPEAR wrote:

> I have been searching for a way to use "su" on my Win2K machine... from the
> reading I've done in this group the easiest way is to run ssh and log in as
> Administrator.  An excellent solution, and one that works for me.  I am curious
> as to how I might launch a Windows application from my root ssh command line to
> display within my non-priveleged-user Win2K login session.
>
> I guess I'm looking for the Windows equivilant of the X environment commands:
>
> unixhost% xhost +Administrator
> unixhost% setenv DISPLAY localhost:0.0
>
> so that if I wanted to run, say, the Event Viewer as root it would display it
> within my current logon session.
>

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Brian Ford
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FlightSafety International
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