I guess you folks know that if the sysad doesn't think this is a cool
idea, my password will cease to work, don't you? :-)))
> I have never tried this with more than two machines involved. I
> doubt it will work that way... but here is my setup with two
> machines:
>
> passwordless ssh authentication is set up, and I'm using ssh1. It
> is alot faster than ssh2. Here is my .xinitrc-remote file:
>
> ssh -l <loginname> -1 -n -c blowfish -X <remotehost> <wm start
> command>
>
> executing:
>
> xinit ~/.xinitrc-remote -- :1
>
> will start my remote session on what will be known as server #1.
> This is so that if I want start my local desktop, I switch back to
> my original tty and use:
>
> the original xinit is probably still running, so put it in the
> background with CTRL-Z, then bg <enter>, then:
>
> xinit -- :0
>
> and have a virtual KVM, switching between my local and remote
> desktop with CTRL-ALT (3|4). Not the most elegant way, but it works
> for me :)
>
> good luck...
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