From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Nov 13 04:05:39 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FD5816A407 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:05:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from sccrmhc13.comcast.net (sccrmhc13.comcast.net [204.127.200.83]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A9ACF43D45 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:05:38 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from e.schuele@computer.org) Received: from [192.168.214.215] (cpe-76-184-133-124.tx.res.rr.com[76.184.133.124]) by comcast.net (sccrmhc13) with ESMTP id <2006111304053701300atdqle>; Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:05:37 +0000 Message-ID: <4557EF0F.5070108@computer.org> Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:05:35 -0600 From: Eric Schuele User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.8 (X11/20061111) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Luke Dean References: <20061112161718.Q39542@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> In-Reply-To: <20061112161718.Q39542@border.crystalsphere.multiverse> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: detach/reattach remote GUI applications? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:05:39 -0000 On 11/12/06 18:37, Luke Dean wrote: > > I run a headless server and I've become fond of using the "screen" > utility with SSH to allow me to launch a text-based application, detach > from it, and then reattach to it later to see how it's going. > > I'm wondering if there's a tool I can use that would allow me to do that > with GUI applications. Could this be of use? http://www.tightvnc.com/ > I know that I can tunnel X over SSH to have my > remote headless server do the processing and my local machine do the > display, but sometimes I have to switch off my local machine. This > kills the display and thus kills the application. I might be able to > figure out a way to set up a logical display on the remote machine, but > then I wouldn't know how to "see" it. I'd have to tell the client > application to switch Displays midstream wouldn't I? Can that be done? > > Windows Terminal Services (RDP) gives the capability I'm looking for by > "disconnecting" and "reconnecting" a session. Surely there's some way > to get this capability with X, and I just don't know how. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Regards, Eric