Re: Re: Re: <ssh -X>-behaviour -enhancement

From: Martin Greschner <gremagehan(at)web.de>
Date: Tue May 06 2003 - 10:44:59 EDT

Hi,

my new knowledge : this is a netscape feature. I mind really feature not "feature"=bug. Can someone confirm/disprove it? I thing it is very strange. If I call browser on other machine maybe I have a some reason. When it is a netscape-feature, it is possible to disable it?

Thanx
Martin

> > >Dear all,
> > >
> > >I have seen following "feature". I'm not sure, if it is a ssh-, linux- or
> > >X11-"feature"
> > >but somewhere must I start.
> > >
> > >I have two boxes:
> > >notebook:
> > >SuSE 7.3 Linux
> > >ssh (OpenSSH_2.9p2)
> > >Netscape 7
> > >KDE 2.2.2
> > >bash 2.05.0(1)
> > >SuSE-Personal Firewall = active
> > >
> > >server:
> > >SuSE 7.3 Linux
> > >ssh
> > >Netscape 4.78
> > >KDE 2.2.2
> > >bash 2.05.0(1)
> > >
> > >I work with my notebook and open some Netscape-windows (on notebook -> v7).
> > >Than (from the same console but another shell -> in KDE console can be in the
> > >same console more) I do following:
> > >
> > >
> > >grema@notebook> ssh -X grema_user@server
> > >
> > >RESULT: I'm successful logged on the server.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Than call I netscape (4.78) on the server:
> > >
> > >grema_user@server> netscape&
> > >
> > >RESULT: I have a Netscape window, but Netscape7 ! This Netscape was started
> > >really local (I have seen my local /home (-> /home of notebook) )
> > >SUMMARY: I have been executed from "server" process on my local box.
> > >I (we) have this behaviour reproduced. Also with other machines.
> > >
> > >user@workstation <-> grema_user@server
> > >(grema_user@server -> the same user and the same server as in previous
> > >example)
> > >
> > >than have I killed all local(@notebook) Netscapes. And the "Netscape7@server"
> > >was killed also as local process (grema@notebook> killall netscape-bin)
> > >
> > >At now it is no more possible to reproduce this behaviour.
> > >
> > >It is a ssh-bug?
> > >Any other ideas?
> > >
> > >Thank you for answer.
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >Martin

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