KDE Desktop [plug] X forwarding SOLVED

[Craig Ringer]

Marc Wiriadisastra wrote:

> I tried that and it seemed to push the screen all the way to the top for 
> some reason.  It loaded up but the screen shifted up the top for some 
> reason so I'm thinking that there are issues with display or something 
> not really sure though.

I'm afraid I can't make head or tail of that, sorry.

>> startx /usr/bin/ssh -X $REMOTE_HOST_NAME startkde
> 
>> Fatal server error:
>> PAM authentication failed, cannot start X server.
>>         Perhaps you do not have console ownership?

Aah. Now that makes sense. Your distro probably has X configured not to 
be setuid root, and probably uses pam_console to control who can start 
the X server. If you run the X server as root that should work, though 
it will complicate access to your ssh keys. Make sure you can run X 
first - just type "X :1" then enter (you can get out again with 
CTl-ALT-Backspace). Once you have things set up so you can run the X 
server, then look at using startx and ssh.

>> ssh -X $REMOTE_HOST_NAME startx -- /usr/X11R6/bin/Xnest
> 
> An with this command it said the same error as above PAM authentication 
> failed.

The remote host probably also uses pam_console, though why it would be 
using it to control permission to run Xnest I don't know.

It would be very helpful if you could provide some more details, such as 
the distros the local and remote machines are running and what versions 
they are. Mentioning important information such as "I ran this command 
from the console and ..." is also helpful. I prefer not to have to 
guess what you're doing or what you mean in order to attempt to answer 
your questions.

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Craig Ringer