vmware + remote X problem

[John Abreau]

FRamsay at castelhq.com writes:

> linux-vm system.  I also tried this between two different linux VM's which
> also failed.  I get the dreaded: Can't Open Display
> error (yes I've run xhost  to allow connections)

Personally, I've always been uncomfortable opening up my X display with
xhost. If you have ssh installed, try using ssh X forwarding, which 
tunnels X through the ssh session. It should work transparently, assuming
your IT folks didn't disable X forwarding in sshd on the server end.


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