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JuanPablo
Asked: 2012-04-26 19:08:26 +0800 CST

X app over ssh server without X server

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in ssh with 

 ssh -CX user@remoteA

I can launch a xterm and see in my local desktop.

if I have a linux server (remoteA) without X server and a remote linux desktop (remoteB) with a X server.
If I connect with ssh to remoteB over remoteA

local -ssh-> remoteA -ssh-> remoteB

how I can launch a xterm in remoteB and see in local ?

ssh x11

1 Answers

  1. You need to setup an end-to-end SSH connection, i.e. from local to remoteB, instead of chaining via remoteA. If you can't get to remoteB directly, either setup a port forward via remoteA, or use a ProxyCommand.

    To use a port forward:

    ssh -fNL 2222:remoteB:22 remoteA
ssh -Xp 2222 localhost

    To use a ProxyCommand:

    ssh -X -o "ProxyCommand=ssh remoteA nc %h %p" remoteB
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