Are you running an X-server on your local box? That is what the message is saying. It needs to talk to an X-server. On 5/23/06, Peter Mueller <Peter.Mueller10@gmx.de> wrote: > Hello, >> I am trying to run a Java program which has a GUI associated with it and whose code is on a remote linux server. >> I am first establishing an ssh connection with an appended "-X" and then run the java program using the path to the Java programm's sh_start_file. >> Unfortunatelly, I am getting the following error message: >> java.awt.HeadlessException: > No X11 DISPLAY variable was set, but this program performed an operation which requires it. > at java.awt.GraphicsEnvironment.checkHeadless ... cut ... >>> Do you have any idea of what could be wrong? >> Thanks for your time, > Peter > -- >>> Bis zu 70% Ihrer Onlinekosten sparen: GMX SmartSurfer! > Kostenlos downloaden: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/smartsurfer >>> -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ >> -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/