[Zope] The Honest Scoop on Zope

[Tim Wilson]

On Tue, 7 Sep 1999, Brian Salisbury wrote:

> Off-topic Linux question:
> 
> Is there anyway to remotely administer my server with an X Window interface like
> KDE?

If you've got enough bandwidth (e.g, DSL or cable) then forwarding X
through SSH might be tolerable. You wouldn't want to do it over a modem
though. If you're running RedHat you could run 'linuxconf --text' over an
SSH connection. It's not X, but a decent ncurses interface.

Whatever you do, make sure you use SSH for secure communications. One
greate thing about SSH is that it handles your X forwarding automatically.
No screwing around with environments variables. You simple login to the
remote server, start some GUI app, and it's displayed on your screen. No
muss...no fuss.

I guess VNC is a possibility, but it would probably be slower then X over
SSH and you'd want to forward that through SSH anyway. Good luck.

-Tim

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