[SOLVED]ssh -X problem

chuliuxiang · 2011-06-09 12:22:58

Hi friends,
I am new to arch and use gnome 3 desktop env. I just installed the openssh and use ssh -X to connect to several servers. The command line worked OK, but when I started any GUI applications, I could not input anything from the keyboard, but I could click any menus or buttons. It seems that the app didn't get focus because I saw when an app gets focus it's name will appear at the right hand part next to the "Activity" button on the top left of the screen. But when click the GUI app of remote server or use Alt-Tab to select it (yes, it appears in the Alt-Tab menu), the right hand part next to "Activity" is blank.
I googled for this problem but didn't get any info, maybe I chose inappropriate keywords. Could any body provide any help? Thank you in advance.

Last edited by chuliuxiang (2011-06-09 14:54:16)

ChoK · 2011-06-09 12:28:10

I don't know how gnome3 works so I'm probably wrong, but it may be related to dbus. Everything is relying on dbus today, and ssh -X probably doesn't forward the dbus session.

Edit : Didn't read carefully, gnome 3 is on your computer and is it on the server too ?

Last edited by ChoK (2011-06-09 12:29:24)

chuliuxiang · 2011-06-09 12:42:57

No. The servers only have gnome 2 installed.

roygbiv · 2011-06-09 13:31:25

Maybe try ssh -Y switch.

chuliuxiang · 2011-06-09 14:13:02

Great! roygbiv's method works. -Y means trusted X11 forwarding. Though I could not distinguish the differences. Thank you all the guys!

roygbiv · 2011-06-09 14:32:13

Great please mark as [SOLVED] in thread title.

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[SOLVED]ssh -X problem

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