obtaining ip address of rcmd'ing client

[Mark Henry_1]

Hi All,

I'm trying to write a script which will launch an xterm from an rcmd from a client machine, but first set the display variable based on the ip address of my connecting client.. is there a way to identify from netstat or some other utility what that address is?

Many thanks,

Mark

[Sridhar Bhaskarla · Accepted solution]

Hi Mark,

Try with last -R -1 |awk '{print $3}'`
on the remote system.

This should give out the IP/Hostname of the system that is running the rcmd client. You can use it to set the DISPLAY.

-Sri

[Mark Henry_1]

wow! brilliant! thanks!

cheers,

Mark