Not sure on the start/stop problem, but for the X forwarding, check your /etc/ssh/sshd_config file to see if it's enabled. Should look something like this: X11Forwarding yes -- Shawn The difficult we do today; the impossible take a little longer. Ne Obliviscaris -- "Forget Not" _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list