[jonmon6691]

I need to run a program on the desktop via ssh. (ex. xeyes) Not like x forwarding but have the program run on the server's desktop.

When i try to run a graphical program that i want to run on the servers desktop I get this error:

root@chris-desktop:/var/www/music# gaim

(gaim:9887): Gdk-CRITICAL **: gdk_display_get_name: assertion `GDK_IS_DISPLAY (display)' failed
Gaim 2.0.0beta6

** (gaim:9887): WARNING **: cannot open display: unset


Thanks!

[Greg]

What happens if you try opening xeyes on display 0?

xeyes -display :0

[jonmon6691]

[root@jon-server:~]# xeyes -display :0 (10-22 18:23)
Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server
Xlib: No protocol specified

Error: Can't open display: :0

[jonmon6691]

ps. the (10-22 18:23) is part of the prompt, not the command

[root@jon-server:~]# xeyes -display :0