To run Matlab from home:


1. "xhost +yamacraw.cs.gsu.edu"
(If you have problems, try again as root.)

2. "ssh -Y -l username yamacraw.cs.gsu.edu"
(Remotely, you must use ssh. The -Y is to turn X-forwarding on and -l is to log in as username. The -Y option should set your display for you. Some (older) versions of ssh do not allow -Y, in which case you must try again with -X.)

3. If the above command worked, goto 6.

4. "ssh -X -l username yamacraw.cs.gsu.edu"
(Remotely, you must use ssh. The -X is to turn X-forwarding on and -l is to log in as username)

5. "export DISPLAY=YOUR_IP_ADDRESS:0.0"
(from bash, you have to use export) If you use another shell, you need the appropriate variation of this command, such as "DISPLAY=(ip address of your machine)", or "setenv $DISPLAY=(ip address of your machine)"

6. "matlab"

Note: You may have to switch to the bash shell on the yamacraw machine (the command is "bash").

Thanks to Ben Cherian for the update.