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Re: Can't use mintty instead of rxvt for remote ssh -Y and xserver?
On 10/08/2010 12:07 PM, Reckoner wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm starting my xserver using
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\run.exe -p /usr/X11R6/bin XWin -multiwindow
> -clipboard -silent-dup-error
>
> and then I do:
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\rxvt.exe -e /bin/xhere /bin/zsh
>
> when I do
>
> % ssh -Y host@remote.edu
>
> I can successfully open remote x-windows.
>
> However,
>
> If I use mintty 0.91 instead of rxvt as shown below:
>
> C:\cygwin\bin\mintty.exe -e /bin/xhere /bin/zsh
>
> when I do
>
> % ssh -Y host@remote.edu
>
> I *cannot* successfully open remote x-windows.
>
> Note that changing the shell from zsh to bash doesn't help at all.
>
> Any advice appreciated.
I don't have a Cygwin environment in front of me at the moment to check
this myself. Before running the ssh command under each terminal, what
is the value of the DISPLAY environment variable? I have a feeling that
it might not be set for you by mintty while it may be set by rxvt.
-Jeremy
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