John R Pierce wrote: > On 07/13/11 10:18 AM, Les Mikesell wrote: >> On 7/13/2011 11:55 AM, Nicolas Thierry-Mieg wrote: >> >>> > So: sorry if my question wasn't precise enough, what I really wanted >>> to ask was: is there a way tu use a PackageKit GUI remotely via ssh? >> Ssh (-Y) in as root or 'su -' before starting it. Whatever it is doing >> to escalate permissions for the install doesn't seem to mesh well with >> the desktop being remote - or maybe you need to start some agent within >> the session to make it work. > > 3 steps... > > 1) log into a user account via: ssh -X user at hostname > 2) drop to root with: su - > 3) copy the Xauth file from the user account: cp /home/user/.Xauthority > /root && chown root:root /root/.Xauthority > > NOW you can run remote X apps via the ssh tunnel Would it work if you tried ssh -A -X user at hostname? mark