How can I access my Remote Server in GUI

[Vipin Singhal]

How can I access my Remote Server in GUI?

I am following these commands:
#export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_MY_PC:0
#cd /opt/perf/bin
#gpm
Connecting to Display...
Error: Can't open display: 10.66.70.188:0
Error: Couldn't find per display information
#

gpm is working with another users, but I am not able to access my server in GUI using gpm.

I tried xmanager & hummingbird software also.

My OS is - HP-UX 11i V2

Is there another utility sothat i can get my server in GUI?

Thanks
Vipin

[Pete Randall · Accepted solution]

Vipin,

Try
#export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_MY_PC:0.0


Pete

[Piergiacomo Perini]

Hi Vipin,
try also

export TERM=xterm

regards
pg

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Since you have X server software installed on your PC, you should be able to access the server. I assume that you can ping the server from the PC and the server can ping your PC. You probably need to run the xhost command to allow your PC access. Man xhost for details.

[Arunvijai_4]

You can use VNC to get display from your server. Download is avaiable at http://www.realvnc.com/download.html.

Or else, you can #export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS:0.0
and try connecting from XManager

-Arun

[Vipin Singhal]

I tried all these things

#export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_MY_PC:0.0
#export TERM=xterm
#cd /opt/perf/bin
#gpm
Connecting to Display...
Error: Can't open display: 10.66.70.188:0
Error: Couldn't find per display information
#

then i also tried with xmanager, but still i m mot able to connect.

My PC and server acn ping to each other

[Pete Randall]

Did you try "xhost +"?


Pete

[Vipin Singhal]

yes Pete,
I tried also xhost +

but still not working

[Pete Randall]

You say that you tried

"export DISPLAY=IP_ADDRESS_OF_MY_PC:0.0"

yet your error message still says "Error: Can't open display: 10.66.70.188:0", with only one zero. Could you try that again please?


Pete

[Arunvijai_4]

Vipin, Did you keep XManager in passive mode ? If its not done, you will receive same error.

-Arun

[Arunvijai_4]

Vipin, I just tried that without opening Xmanager in passive mode and received the same error, # /opt/perf/bin/gpm
Connecting to Display...
Error: Can't open display:
Error: Couldn't find per display information

When i started Xmanager in Passive mode, it is working fine, you can do it via Program Fies-->XManager2-->XManager Passive

-Arun

[Torsten.]

I just tried VNC software from http://www.realvnc.com/download.html (want do this since months) and this works really fine - try it!

As already mentioned, do something like "xhost +" on your workstation first (if you have a xserver running), then log on to the server and export DISPLAY with 0:0.

see also
man X
man xon

[Vipin Singhal]

Arun & everybody,
Thanks a lot,
I am able to access my CPU & process list in GUI.

Thanks

One thing more, how can i get my server root session (Main Window) in GUI using xmanager or anyother software ?

[Devender Khatana]

Hi,

You open a session for that host itself in xmanager. The DISPLAY will be exported by itself & whever window you will open will be of the user through which you logged into that GUI session.

Also for GUI sessions always the DISPLAY variable is not always set to IP_OF_PC:0.0, It is sometime IP_OF_PC:1.0 & IP_OF_PC:2.0 so before exporting session for some other host find the currently set DISPLAY by

#echo $DISPLAY

And export the same in other host.

HTH,
Devender