scripting using Xterm ssh

[Thomas Chadwick]

I have done something similar with rsh, so I'm going to take a stab at this 
given what I know about ssh.  On the Cygwin system, edit the file .xinitrc 
in your home directory to look something like this (note that the 
backslashes "\" indicate a continuation of a single line):

# Set the background to something nice
xsetroot -solid aquamarine

# Launch a local xterm
xterm -title "Local Xterm" &

# Use ssh to launch a remote application in an xterm
# on a remote system
ssh -X -l username_on_remote_host remote_host \
  xterm -title "Remote Xterm" \
        -e command_you_want_to_run_in_the_remote_xterm &

# Launch window manager
twm

To launch this run the command "xinit" from the Cygwin bash-prompt.  It will 
start up the X server and then execute the contents of the .xinitrc file.

Note that you'll need /usr/X11R6/bin in your path as well.  You can 
accomplish this by adding the following line to the file .bash_profile in 
your home directory:

export PATH=$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin

Look at the man page for ssh (using the command "man ssh") for information 
on how to configure the local and remote systems so that ssh won't prompt 
for a password.

Good luck.

>From: "Dennis Foreman" <dforeman@stny.rr.com>
>Reply-To: <dforeman@stny.rr.com>
>To: <cygwin-xfree@cygwin.com>
>Subject: scripting using Xterm ssh Date: Thu, 18 Jul 2002 11:35:20 -0400
>
>I recently installed Cygwin. I am NOT a highly knowledgeable UNIX user. I
>have read the man pages for ssh and Xterm and searched the Xfree archives
>using 'ssh' as a search arg.
>
>I am trying to figure out how to create a script that will do ALL of the
>following:
>
>1. Use ssh to log me in to my UNIX system, without having to type the
>password
>2. Create an Xterm window on my Windows desktop
>3. Allow the Xterm to be opened without clicking on the X desktop
>4. Run a specific program in the Xterm. The program creates Xwindows that
>must display on my PC.
>
>I know I can use startxwin.bat to start xterms, but can't figure out how to
>make it:
>a. send the passwords
>b. do it through ssh
>
>I need this as a script because I have to run 7 copies of it (for 7
>different systems) before I can actually get my work done.
>
>Can someone give me some places to look for examples or extended
>documentation on combining my 4 requirements? Or send me some examples?
>
>regards,
>D. J. Foreman
>website: http://WWW.CS.Binghamton.EDU/~foreman




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