I've now noticed that I don't have /usr/bin/X11 in my path... so I'll
try fixing that and using xhost next time.
Shawn Bayern wrote:
> I realized, after the fact, that this was an excellent opportunity to
> promote ssh. Ssh automatically forwards X11 connections over the secure
> channel it sets up, and it takes care of xhost-like authorization
> automatically. So you could simply ssh to your own machine and run an X
> application, and it'd display itself (by default) on the Zoo machine
> you're sitting it. In other words, it does exactly what you'd want by
> default (and you get the added benefit that everything's secure).
>
> Shawn
> (replying to myself, which is something I do way too often, in general -
> though perhaps *once* is too often)
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