Can I launch a graphical windows app from within a cygwin ssh session

[Gerrit P. Haase]

Mark Stuhr wrote:

> Subject line says it, but let me describe further <g>.
> 
> I'm hoping to set cygwin with ssh up on servers so that I can remotely
> manage those servers when not able to get in via terminal services or
> other graphical remote control app.
> 
> What I want to be able to do from within that ssh session includes but is
> not limited to
> 
> kill a process
> net stop or start a service
> restart the machine
> (I'm pretty comfortable doing all of the above)
> launch a windows app that should run on that remote (or host, can never
> keep that syntax straight) box.  (In other words a server runs an app most
> of the time, but not as a service.  That app needs restarting for whatever
> reason and I'm on the road.  I can dial in with my pocketpc and get an ssh
> session going to that server, at that point I'd want to kill that app,
> easy, then I need to restart that app so it will stay running on that
> server even after I disconnect my ssh session.
> 
> How do I do that???

VNC through a tunnel?


> PS I have googled and searched mailing list and read FAQs and
> documentation and tried various tests that I can think of and have seen
> nothing on this, so apologies in advance if I'm missing the obvious.

Gerrit
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