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Re: Launch APP over SSH


Wesley Smith wrote:

> I've been reading previous posts on this topic, but I haven;t been
> able to get cygwin to do what I need.  I tried:
> 
> $ cygstart notepad
> 
> from a remote SSH login and nothing happened.
> 
> Then, I tried the same command from the Cygwin shell on that computer
> and it worked.  How can I get it to work remotely like it does
> locally?

You can't.

Using a remote Windows graphical application is not supported by ssh.  You
should look into MS Remote Desktop or VNC which are used for similar purposes.
-- 
René Berber


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