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Old 10-03-2008
ssh to see remote desktop gui

Hey, how do I access the desktop gui for a remote fedora box?

$ ssh user@ip
$ xinit


Fatal server error:
Server is already active for display 0
If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock
and start again.

Thanks
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Old 10-04-2008
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