I've installed an OpenSuse11 Xen DomU on a remote box, running KDE3 as Desktop. I'd like to get to its graphical Desktop via Xephyr from my Mac desktop. Eventually, it'll serve as a multiseat server, but for now, just one connection ... Following & trying to adapt a howto @, http://etbe.coker.com.au/2007/01/07/xephyr/ I'm failing to make the connection -- problems with DISPLAY variables, but not certain :-/ Any suggestions as to what to fix? Thank, Wil DETAILS: I have, @ desktop, a Mac Powerbook running OSX 10.5.4, uname -a Darwin powerbook 9.4.0 Darwin Kernel Version 9.4.0: Mon Jun 9 19:36:17 PDT 2008; root:xnu-1228.5.20~1/RELEASE_PPC Power Macintosh echo $DISPLAY :0.0 cat ssh_config ... SendEnv DISPLAY ... I can readily SSH to the Xen DomU/remote, ssh -F /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config -l root kde_domu.mydomain.com uname -a Linux kde_domu 2.6.25.11-0.1-xen #1 SMP 2008-07-13 20:48:28 +0200 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux echo $DISPLAY :0.0 cat sshd_config ... AcceptEnv DISPLAY ... also, of note, I can successfully use VNC from my desktop to get to the DomU's graphical desktop. but, trying with Xephyr, @ the Mac/desktop, from the X11.app's xterm, vi xephyr_start.sh #!/bin/bash set -x defaults write com.apple.x11 nolisten_tcp -boolean false CONF="/usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config" MACH="kde_domu.mydomain.com" USER="root" COOKIE=`dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 2>/dev/null | hexdump -e \\"%08x\\"` FILE=~/.Xauth-Xephyr rm -f $FILE ssh -F $CONF -l $USER $MACH "echo \"add 192.168.1.6:2 . $COOKIE\" | xauth" echo "add :2 . $COOKIE" | xauth -f $FILE Xephyr :2 -auth $FILE -reset -terminate -screen 1280x1024 $* & DISPLAY=192.168.1.6:2 ssh -F $CFG -l $USER $MACH twm wait then, sh xephyr_start.sh fails & reports, + defaults write com.apple.x11 nolisten_tcp -boolean false + CONF=/usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config + MACH=kde_domu.mydomain.com + USER=root + XAUTH=/usr/X11R6/bin/xauth + XEPHYR=/usr/X11R6/bin/Xephyr ++ dd if=/dev/urandom bs=16 count=1 ++ hexdump -e '"%08x"' + COOKIE=a9df93a5fbeb8d0cb37b00b3adf5f4dc + FILE=/var/root/.Xauth-Xephyr + rm -f /var/root/.Xauth-Xephyr + ssh -F /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config -l root kde_domu.mydomain.com 'echo "add 192.168.1.6:2 . a9df93a5fbeb8d0cb37b00b3adf5f4dc" | xauth' + echo 'add :2 . a9df93a5fbeb8d0cb37b00b3adf5f4dc' + /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth -f /var/root/.Xauth-Xephyr /usr/X11R6/bin/xauth: creating new authority file /var/root/.Xauth-Xephyr + DISPLAY=192.168.1.6:2 + ssh -F /usr/local/etc/ssh/ssh_config -l root kde_domu.mydomain.com twm + /usr/X11R6/bin/Xephyr :2 -auth /var/root/.Xauth-Xephyr -reset -terminate -screen 1280x1024 Xlib: No protocol specified Xephyr cannot open host display. Is DISPLAY set? twm: unable to open display ":0.0" + wait -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-xorg+help@opensuse.org