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Listing 6. Manipulating xauth to Display X Programs on the Private Network

#/bin/ksh
#
# /etc/profile.d/pbsX.sh
#
# If PBS_ENVIRONMENT is set to PBS_INTERACTIVE and
# DISPLAY is set, mangle DISPLAY to point at the ssh
# pseudo-display on the front end's private interface
# and modify xauth accordingly.
if [ -n "$DISPLAY" -a "$PBS_ENVIRONMENT"
     == "PBS_INTERACTIVE" ]
then
   export DISPLAY=`echo $DISPLAY | sed 's/\.0//'`
   export AUTHKEY=`xauth list | grep $DISPLAY | sed "s/oscbw[0-9]*.osc.edu/node00.cluster.osc.edu/" | head -1`
   export DISPLAY=`echo $DISPLAY |
   sed 's/oscbw01/node00.cluster/'`
   xauth add $AUTHKEY
fi
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