Steps to Open GUI Mode Remotely using Putty in Linux

May 24, 2019
Remotely you can access any Linux server using putty but to open gui tools like DBCA you need to configure putty and xming in your local machine.
 

Steps to invoke GUI remotely using xming in Linux:

 

STEP 1: Download and install xming display server. Open XLaunch and keep default settings. Using below link you can download xming. https://sourceforge.net/projects/xming/

STEP 2: Launch xming once it is configured.

STEP 3:  Now open putty and type IP address which you want to connect.

 

STEP 4: On the left side panel of putty click on SSH and expand it. Click on enable X11 forwarding. Check X11 Forwarding and MIT-Magic-Cookie-1 option and click on open.

 

STEP 5: Login as a root user and enter the following command:

[root@oemlab oracle]# xauth list
oemlab.orahow.com/unix:10  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1  4b639351bae8017a5ab1fabfa945b67b

 

STEP 6: Add the following output to xauth:

[root@oemlab oracle]# xauth add oemlab.orahow.com/unix:10  MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1      4b639351bae8017a5ab1fabfa945b67b

 

STEP 7: Type xclock which will show you a graphical server clock on your desktop.

[root@oemlab oracle]# xclock

 


STEP 8: Now you are ready to open any GUI tools or applications. Here I have opened DBCA to create oracle database using oracle user.
[oracle@oemlab ~]$ dbca

 
 
The above settings are enough to open any gui tools/application remotely using putty in Linux. If you are facing any issues please drop a message below.

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