console 1 (/dev/tty1) of the ssh server so that the output of startx and<br= > X gets written to virtual console 1 and I can then exit out of the shell<br= > that issued the command.<br> <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5"><br></div></div></blockquote><div><br>I&#= 39;m not sure it's possible for you to do what you're wanting to do= , in part because that would potentially be a huge security hole.=A0 The ab= ility to emit commands to another tty and the them run using someone else&#= 39;s credentials - bad.=A0 Or is that what you're trying to accomplish = indirectly?=A0 If so - you should use 'sudo' (or su) to run command= s under other credentials, and if you REALLY want your output to land on th= at console, then redirect stdout.=A0 <br> <br>-Rob<br><br></div></div> --000e0cd7556e5bdd210476ebcaff--