Re: xhost

From: Mick Stewart <mick.stewart_at_hertscc.gov.uk>
Date: 6 Sep 2002 08:37:48 -0700
Message-ID: <5db8912a.0209060737.25ccadc6@posting.google.com>

morriscat81_at_hotmail.com (greg) wrote in message news:<4a2c181a.0209050722.516d6a8b_at_posting.google.com>...
> We have an Oracle Application (reports) which requires xhost to be
> running on a console window. How can we automate this process. cron
> and init level start-up scripts have failed since a window is not
> open. We would also like to monitor this process. Oracle has given
> us no help other than to keep a window open.

We use vnc (http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/index.html) on some of our oracle apps servers to get round this sort of problem. Quite handy as a freebie, cross platform "pc-anywhere" type application too.

Mick :) Received on Fri Sep 06 2002 - 10:37:48 CDT