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> Hi,

> I installed sshd on my redhat box. And I want to run the window
> manager (I currently use KDE) through a ssh client and exceed7.0 on
> another machine running windows2000. Now I can run xterm and netscape
> and other X programs on the windows2000 machine through the ssh
> connection and the exceed X server. But when I tried to run "kde" or
> "kwm", it said there is already a window manager running and refused
> me to run another copy of the window manager.

> Is there any way to solve this problem? If make my linux box booting
> up without starting X is the only option, how to disable X auto-start
> at the system booting up?

> Thanks a lot.

> Rose

> I installed sshd on my redhat box. And I want to run the window
> manager (I currently use KDE) through a ssh client and exceed7.0 on
> another machine running windows2000. Now I can run xterm and netscape
> and other X programs on the windows2000 machine through the ssh
> connection and the exceed X server. But when I tried to run "kde" or
> "kwm", it said there is already a window manager running and refused
> me to run another copy of the window manager.

> Is there any way to solve this problem? If make my linux box booting
> up without starting X is the only option, how to disable X auto-start
> at the system booting up?

> I believe that "kwin" is the Window Manager for KDE.  It shouldn't
> matter whether or not X is already running on your Linux box
> because the X server you set your display to is on the PC.  It is
> probably complaining because Exceed's Window Manager is already
> running.

> -S

> >Hi,

> >I installed sshd on my redhat box. And I want to run the window
> >manager (I currently use KDE) through a ssh client and exceed7.0 on
> >another machine running windows2000. Now I can run xterm and netscape
> >and other X programs on the windows2000 machine through the ssh
> >connection and the exceed X server. But when I tried to run "kde" or
> >"kwm", it said there is already a window manager running and refused
> >me to run another copy of the window manager.

> >Is there any way to solve this problem? If make my linux box booting
> >up without starting X is the only option, how to disable X auto-start
> >at the system booting up?

> >Thanks a lot.

> >Rose

> You need to check exceed 7.0 to see if it allow remote windows manager,
> since exceed itself can be window manager.
> X-win32 5.1 can allow remote window manager.  Although the operation is
> not the way I want.

> Edit /etc/inittab, and change the default runlevel from 5 to 3.

> > I installed sshd on my redhat box. And I want to run the window
> > manager (I currently use KDE) through a ssh client and exceed7.0 on
> > another machine running windows2000. Now I can run xterm and netscape
> > and other X programs on the windows2000 machine through the ssh
> > connection and the exceed X server. But when I tried to run "kde" or
> > "kwm", it said there is already a window manager running and refused
> > me to run another copy of the window manager.

> > Is there any way to solve this problem? If make my linux box booting
> > up without starting X is the only option, how to disable X auto-start
> > at the system booting up?

> If you want to display your desktop on the remote machine VNC would be
> the best option rather than a remote XServer.  You may be able to set
> up KDE so it does not try and start its own window manager but it is
> probably not worth it.

> VNC: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/

> Phil

> > I believe that "kwin" is the Window Manager for KDE.  It shouldn't
> > matter whether or not X is already running on your Linux box
> > because the X server you set your display to is on the PC.  It is
> > probably complaining because Exceed's Window Manager is already
> > running.

> > -S

> > >Hi,

> > >I installed sshd on my redhat box. And I want to run the window
> > >manager (I currently use KDE) through a ssh client and exceed7.0 on
> > >another machine running windows2000. Now I can run xterm and netscape
> > >and other X programs on the windows2000 machine through the ssh
> > >connection and the exceed X server. But when I tried to run "kde" or
> > >"kwm", it said there is already a window manager running and refused
> > >me to run another copy of the window manager.

> > >Is there any way to solve this problem? If make my linux box booting
> > >up without starting X is the only option, how to disable X auto-start
> > >at the system booting up?

> > >Thanks a lot.

> > >Rose