On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Robert Moskowitz <rgm at htt-consult.com> wrote: > How do I set up this environment variable on my notebook. Would I modify my > .bash_profile file, and is the format of the added line:\ > VNC_VIA_CMD=/usr/bin/ssh -p 7722 -f -L "$L":"$H":"$R" "$G" sleep 20 You could actually do this a little bit easier, by defining a user ssh config file in ~/.ssh You could do something similar to: Host myvncgateway HostName server.com User backupuser #default username Port 2222 # Use this port instead of 22. There's a whole mess of other options you can drop in here. man ssh_config for all the goodies. -- During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act. George Orwell