[SOLVED] Remote graphical desktop with exceed

[chevalier3as]

Hi,

Quick and simple . I have a Linux machine on a remote server with the address 10.1.1.1 and a windows machine running Exceed with the address 10.2.2.2.

After SSH to the Linux machine and exporting the display

#export DISPAY=10.2.2.2:0.0

, then launching the

startx

command I have the following error.

xauth:  creating new authority file /root/.serverauth.21144
_XSERVTrans
SocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running
Fatal server error:
Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already running

Any ideas ?

[Rubberman]

eXceed IS an x server. You DO NOT want to run startx on the remote host. Just run the applications you want and you can manage them in the normal Windows manner. eXceed allows you to either run your X session in one window, or each X application can have its own window. If you want to run an X desktop such as KDE or Gnome, then you can configure eXceed to use one window for the X session and start the desktop on the server and eXceed will display that desktop in you local window.

So, eXceed has two operational modes. 1 - run all X applications in 1 window. 2 - run each X application in its own window. Use option 1 if you are going to use an X-windows desktop environment such as KDE or Gnome.

If you want to run kde for example, then once you have logged into the remote system and set your DISPLAY environment (as you showed), then you can run kde directly with the kdesktop command. For Gnome, use the gnome-session command.

[Rubberman]

By the way, make sure you have eXceed running before you try to start your remote desktop.

[chevalier3as]

Thank you very much, works like a charm !