Overview
This procedure allows a terminal session on a Linux VM running on the Vaio laptop to access an X-windows application running on GRIDCTRL (192.168.1.252) . This procedure can be expanded to connect to other machines.
Preparation
GRIDCTRL
GRIDCTRL (192.168.1.252)
has been started in
RUNLEVEL = 5
and has GNOME as the desktop.
Local VM
The local VM has been started in
RUNLEVEL = 5
and has GNOME as the desktop.
Authorisation on Local Host
To allow the remote host (
GRIDCTRL (192.168.1.252)
) to send X commands to the X-server on the local system, enter the following commands in the
root
environment:
# xhost -
access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
# xhost 192.168.1.252
192.168.1.252 being added to access control list
# xhost
access control enabled, only authorized clients can connect
INET:192.168.1.252 (no nameserver response within 5 seconds)
SI:localuser:douglas
Connect to Remote Server
Use the following command to connect to the remote host ( GRIDCTRL (192.168.1.252) ) and allow X commands to be sent to the X-server on the local system:
$ ssh -X oracle@192.168.1.252
Verify that the
DISPLAY
environment variable is set correctly:
$ echo $DISPLAY
localhost:10.0
Run the canonical program to check that X commands are being sent correctly:
$ xclock &