you can't run it? or can't find it? if it doesn't want to run, it probably is because you're not forwarding X11 in your server, in this case your mac. the ssh server nees to do/allow that what about executing it remotely : ssh -X myuser at theremote-mac "open -a Firefox" ? if that doesn't work, it's probably your X11 forwarding On 11/11/20 3:56 PM, S Bob wrote: > I can ssh -X myuser at theremote-mac > > but I cannot run /usr/bin/firefox. > > > I can run "open -a Firefox" on the mac but then it just opens firefox > on the mac > > > Thoughts? > > > > On 11/11/20 3:45 PM, R C wrote: >> I do it all the time. >> >> >> make sure you forward X11, on the ssh server side, and login with >> ssh -X me at myhost.whatever >> >> start firefox with: >> >> /usr/bin/firefox -no-remote if you don't want the remote pages >> ending up in your local browser >> >> or if you don't care, just run firefox without -no-remote >> >> >> or however you start firefox on a mac. >> >> >> Ron >> >> >> On 11/11/20 3:39 PM, S Bob wrote: >>> Hi all; >>> >>> >>> I'm trying to setup an ssh tunnel so I can run firefox on a remote >>> laptop and have the display locally. >>> >>> >>> I have 2 laptops >>> >>> local = CentOS 7 >>> >>> remote = mac OSX 10.15.7 >>> >>> >>> I want to create an ssh tunnel on the local CentOS 7 laptop, then >>> run firefox on the mac with the display showing up on the CentOS >>> laptop. >>> >>> Is this doable? >>> >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS at centos.org >>> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> _______________________________________________ >> CentOS mailing list >> CentOS at centos.org >> https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > https://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos