[TriLUG] Remote Desktop

[Brian via TriLUG]

So this may be a dumb question, but... I think I saw you say it was a 
web application, because you had to launch Firefox on the remote system 
to do the thing.

So...

Why can't you just do it from Firefox on your local machine?  If this is 
part of your regular responsibilities, it seems like your IT folks 
should be willing to expose whatever it is to your workstation, whether 
that means opening the right firewall port on the server to your IP or 
whatever.

Cheers,
-Brian


On 03/31/2017 01:33 PM, Jonc at nc.rr.com via TriLUG wrote:
> Cron job?
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> You could trigger the job via an email, and then have it email the results back to you...
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> And how about using good old ssh? :-)
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> Sent from my iPad
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>> On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:11 AM, Ron Kelley via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
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>> How are you running your report (which command)?  Does it require a GUI or is it a command-line tool?  If it is a  GUI tool, you can use “ssh -X” to force the display back to your local linux box.
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>> -Ron
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>>> On Mar 31, 2017, at 9:01 AM, Brian Grawburg via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
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>>> Once or twice a week I need to access another Linux machine from mine in order to run a report -- they are on the same network. The whole process takes about a minute. I do not need to access it from outside the building. (I just don't feel like walking down 4 flights of stairs whenever I need to create the file.) I've looked at RealVNC and while it certainly would do what I need, it just seems like overkill. If I have the other unit set up as the "server" with me as the "client" the "server" must be always running. On the occasions I need to access the unit there is no one at it to start some process for me. Everything must take place without human intervention.
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>>> Thoughts on this?
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>>> Brian Grawburg
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>>> Sent from a PC running Debian 8, 64-bit Linux and LibreOffice. (No one needs to use MS Office!)
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