LAST MODIFIED DATE: December 11, 2003

VERSION: This applies to Exceed versions 7.0+, 8.0

PROBLEM:

Do you have to specify the DISPLAY environment variable when using Secure Shell start method in Xstart?

SOLUTION:

When using Secure Shell, in your Xstart command line you do not have to specify the "-display" variable. Simply put the path to where your x-application is located on the host. ie. /usr/openwin/bin/xterm.

Therefore if you are browsing for the application, for example:

@(XTerm, method=stdappdb) -display @d&@;
you need to delete the "-display" parameter.

The same is true for a securely established Telnet session, there is no need to set the display.

In all cases, Telnet or Xstart, X11 forwarding needs to be enabled on the client PC and the secure shell daemon.