[CentOS] remote ssh to machine how display firefox

Jerry Geis geisj at pagestation.com
Fri Dec 7 02:37:34 UTC 2007


>
> >/
> />/ Jerry Geis wrote:
> />/ >/ I can ssh into a remote machine.
> />/ />/ I can start X on that machine with startx
> />/ />/
> />/ />/ How do I then start firefox on that machine (from the ssh prompt) and
> />/ />/ have it display on my machine in my office.
> />/ />/
> />/ />/ So I want to be using firefox on the remote machine but displaying the
> />/ />/ screen output from firefox in my office.
> />/ />/ Both boxes are running centos 5.
> />/ /
> />/ don't startx on the REMOTE machine, have it running on the LOCAL machine.
> />/
> />/ local$ ssh -X remote
> />/ ...authenticate...
> />/ remote$ firefox /
> /&
> />/
> />/ and firefox should open on the local...
> /
> I tried the above (without the &) and firefox just returns.
>
> I looked at /etc/ssh/sshd_config and X11Forwarding is yes.
>
>   
ssh -X remoteIP firefox

It just took a really long time through the internet...

Thanks,

Jerry
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