remote mozilla execution starts local one?

Les Mikesell les at futuresource.com
Fri Feb 11 18:31:47 UTC 2005


On Fri, 2005-02-11 at 11:15, Satish Balay wrote:

> > Most X programs can be started remotely through ssh and they actually
> > run on the remote machine with a local window displayed through ssh
> > forwarding.  However, I just noticed that if I have mozilla running
> > locally, trying to start it remotely actually opens a new window
> > running from the local copy.  Is this a bug or feature?  Should I
> > expect that from any other programs?  (Usually when I start a remote
> > program I want it to run where I started it so I can test routing,
> > firewalling differences, etc.).
> 
> Yeah - me too..
> 
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/beta/show_bug.cgi?id=143762
> 
> using 'mozilla -foobar' avoids this bad behavior for me.

Thanks!  What is even stranger is that if you start the remote one
first, then click your local icon you get another window running
from the remote copy.

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  Les Mikesell
   les at futuresource.com





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