Xnest is a nested X server that I use in some cases to remotely access my Solaris 10 boxes. From Xnest man pages:
Xnest is a client and a server. Xnest is a client of the real server which manages windows and graphics requests on its behalf. Xnest is a server to its own clients. Xnest manages windows and graphics requests on their behalf. To these clients Xnest appears to be a conventional server.
I’ve installed X11 on my MacBook and now I can log into my server:
Xnest -query solaris_host01 :2 &
If you get an error like this:
Not on system console, root login rejected
Edit /etc/default/login and comment out the following line.
# CONSOLE=/dev/console
Be very carefull with this for the security implications. That’s all.
Tags: Solaris