[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-13 Thread Robert Ancell
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Natty) Status: Triaged = Fix Released -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 Title: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP --

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-13 Thread Robert Ancell
Closing the natty component as Fix Released. I can confirm as Tom Ellis did that the XDMCP server is working correctly with GDM 2.32.0. Test case: 1. Set the following in /etc/gdm/custom.conf: [xdmcp] Enable=true 2. Restart GDM 3. Log in, and run Xephyr: $ Xephyr :1 -broadcast

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-13 Thread Robert Ancell
This bug has morphed from it's original goal. The bug was opened about the GDM login screen (greeter) not being able to log into remote systems, as it did pre GDM 2.20. The majority of the comments here are about the XDMCP server in GDM not working, probably due to implementation errors with

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-12 Thread Tom Ellis
So, I tested GDM 2.30.5-0ubuntu4 on Maverick with /etc/gdm/custom.conf set to: [xdmcp] Enable=true Connecting to the system with '# X :1 -query ip' fails after hanging for a few minutes. After I recompiled GDM with the compile flag --enable-ipv6 set to no in debian/rules as Sebastien suggests in

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-12 Thread Tom Ellis
I also rebuilt Maverick's GDM keeping the --enable-ipv6=yes option and bringing in the 03_ipv6.patch patch from Debian as mentioned in #96 from http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=579033, grabbed from Debian package version gdm3_2.30.5-6 (build available in my PPA here:

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-12 Thread David Ayers
Interesting.. I suppose you are connecting from a Maverick client? Which client are you using? I've got 2 i686 10.04 systems and I'm using: Xephyr :1 -once -query hostname and all I'm getting is a blank screen in the Xephyr window: xserver-xephyr 2:1.7.6-2ubuntu7.4 If I try the same Xephyr

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-12 Thread Tom Ellis
Yes, for testing XDCMP for Lucid, I'm connecting from a Maverick desktop to a Lucid VM, not using Xephyr though, just using 'X :2 -query ip'. I also just installed, xserver-xephyr (2:1.9.0-0ubuntu7) on Maverick desktop and tried with the command you suggested and I do not have an issue connecting

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-12 Thread David Ayers
Thanks a lot Tim... It seems that for my use case using X directly would actually also be more appropriate anyway. I have my desktop session running, switch to terminal 1 via ctrl-alt-F1, login then run: sudo X :2 -query ip my screen goes blank but no greeter is displayed. I've attached the

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-12 Thread Tom Ellis
@David - Tested your custom.conf, that works perfectly for me on a Lucid VM when connecting from Maverick and yes I'm using 64-bit on everything. I've opened another bug for the gdm-session/gnome-panel issue here, for those interested:

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-10 Thread Martin Pitt
Robert, do you have some time to look into this? It seems that XDMCP is working in Fedora, so it seems the feature is not missing as such, it's just broken in our package. Thanks! (Please kick back to c-desktop-team if you can't handle this). ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Natty) Assignee:

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-09 Thread David Ayers
I was hoping this could be resolved by a backport of the fix in 2.30.4-0ubuntu1 for bug #393835 but I cannot connect to a maverick server with the even newer 2.30.5-0ubuntu4 with Xephir. Yet I still can connect to a Fedora with gdm 2.30.2 1.fc3. -- You received this bug notification because you

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-09 Thread Sebastien Bacher
Could someone try to set --enable-ipv6 to no in the rules? The fedora build doesn't enable ipv6 and some comments suggested there that ipv6 could create the bug ** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #627428 https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=627428 -- You received this bug

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-09 Thread Sebastien Bacher
See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=627428 as well -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 Title: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-12-08 Thread Anomaly256
Wow, this is retarded. Epically retarded. Sorry guys, but all this back and forth arguing and the issue itself.. It really is retarded. It's clear people want and *NEED* this feature. VNC is hardly in the same ballpark as true remoteX. Ever tried to use remote GL calls under vnc? Can't

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-29 Thread Brian Murray
** Also affects: gdm (Ubuntu Natty) Importance: High Status: Triaged -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. --

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-09 Thread jss
On the Lucid box that is working with XDMCP, I just confirm that port 177 is only opened for IPV6: $ sudo netstat -atnup | grep 177 udp6 0 0 :::177 :::* 754/gdm-binary $ -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-08 Thread Sebastien Bacher
yet it is ubuntu's responsibility to make sure that end user receives product that provides the desired functionality and not half-baked product. the Ubuntu team is mostly volunteers, nobody in the team seems to be using xdmcp and noticed that it was broken before upgrading, there is probably a

Re: [Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-08 Thread Giuseppe Barichello
On Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:23:25 - Sebastien Bacher seb...@ubuntu.com wrote: why not just contributing a fix or changing the login manager to one support xdmcp? Other linux distributions will have the same issue since the bug is a gdm one I think it's NOT a GDM bug since I'm happily using

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-08 Thread jss
I can confirm that XDMCP is working on debian squeeze. Stranger than that is a box I have running Lucid, which does work with XDMCP although this is declared broken for Lucid. On another box that I upgraded from Lucid to Maverick, XDMCP was working before and stopped after the upgrade. This

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-08 Thread David Ayers
I'd like to iterate that I confirmed in comment 64 that Fedora 13 didn't have the issue either. If it helps I can also check with Fedora 14. The inability to use gdm as an XDMCP server seems Ubuntu specific to me. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-08 Thread Sebastien Bacher
The inability to use gdm as an XDMCP server seems Ubuntu specific to me. no it's not, but it depends of the build option it seems, having ipv6 enabled or not seems to be one thing that makes a difference, would be nice if somebody could try with the debian patch and building without ipv6 what

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-08 Thread David Ayers
From comment #64: Connecting to a Goddard gdm 2.30.2 allows multiple successive logins. Now netstat reports that Lucid is listening on port 177 only under IPv6 and Goddard only on IPv4. How would I get Lucid to listing on IPv4? -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-11-07 Thread Benjamin
Hi All, I am truly very disappointed by Ubuntu's dev team decision to ship its latest version of OS without xdmcp functionality. we all can understand that it is GDM's responsibility to maintain its packages and include/remove functionality, yet it is ubuntu's responsibility to make sure that

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-27 Thread Jochen Hebbrecht
Keith, So, I first have to install wdm, but what do I have to next? Do I need some kind of configuration? I didn't try that KDM with a normal xsession ... Jochen -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are

Re: [Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-27 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
Install wdm, dpkg-reconfigure gdm, select wdm as your default. Talk to me offline keith at ksmith.com as this is not in scope. You are having a problem with Xnest which may have nothing to do with the display manager. You can determine that trivially by running another X session against the dm.

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-26 Thread Jochen Hebbrecht
Is there *somebody* who has a working solution? Because I read all comments, and I tried some workarounds, but none of them worked for me ... :-( -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu

Re: [Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-26 Thread Martin Pawlack
kdm is working. Am Dienstag, den 26.10.2010, 07:14 + schrieb Jochen Hebbrecht: Is there *somebody* who has a working solution? Because I read all comments, and I tried some workarounds, but none of them worked for me ... :-( -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-26 Thread Jochen Hebbrecht
Martin, But I prefer to use GDM :-( ... If not, then we have to switch to KDM ... Jochen -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu.

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-26 Thread Jochen Hebbrecht
Martin, * $ aptitude install kdm * enabled XDMCP in /etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc * enabled in /etc/kde4/kdm/Xaccess - * #any host can get a login window - * CHOOSER BROADCAST #any indirect host can get a chooser ... doesn't work. Xnest keeps on

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-26 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
Jochen, You might try wdm. The interface is ugly, but you don't have to load all the KDE stuff on the machine to run it, it's very light weight. I've never used Xnest, but I'm thinking the problem is *NOT* related to gdm/kdm/wdm. Perhaps some insight on the application of Xnest? 'Xnest -query

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-15 Thread kfsone
@Jonathon It *IS* a regression. See comments 69 and 70. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-14 Thread Patrick L Archibald
XDMCP is handy in my shop at work. We use SunRay thin clients. From the SunRay login prompt you can log in to an XDMCP capable machine via Remote Login/Enter Host Name. See screen shot below. http://lh6.ggpht.com/_wqO1jszSllI/TLccHFqGJpI/5ZQ/26cUiVNXA6c/s800/IMG_20101014_110106.jpg I

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-14 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
Patrick, Your gnome-terminal and gnome-system-monitor problems are unrelated to wdm. In fact I'm typing this from a WDM login on a thin client to a gnome session and both gnome-terminal and gnome-system-monitor start up just fine. I suggest you bring up an Xterm (ALT-F2, xterm, enter) and run

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-12 Thread greenhunter
No XDMCP bugs me so long now. I don't understand why it is gone. I found nothing better in for my network enviroment. You could even use compiz over the network with it. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-11 Thread Fabián Rodríguez
Jonathan, some users may still be updating from 8.04 LTS - 10.04 LTS - 10.10 so this is the only way to make sure they know about it (other than this bug). -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-11 Thread Alvin
So far, I have considered this bug a regression, and not a feature. As a sysadmin for a company that uses XDMCP extensively, I'd like to know what new technologies deprecated XDMCP. We're currently happy to be using Kubuntu, but what if KDM will also lose this option? -- No option to log in

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-10 Thread papukaija
** Tags added: maverick -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-09 Thread Jonathan Carter
Fabián and Steve, do you think it's likely that XDMCP will be available in GDM again? It seems somewhat deprecated in favour of many newer technologies that are more likely to be implemented in a login manager. Are you planning to just mention this release note in every Ubuntu release then

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-08 Thread Steve Langasek
Yes, that text shouldn't need to be changed for 10.10, and is included at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MaverickMeerkat/ReleaseNotes. N.B.: release notes are generally copied forward from one release to the next for editing, there shouldn't be a need to reopen bugs for release notes issues that have

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-06 Thread Fabián Rodríguez
I'd like to have confirmation if the following text would still be accurate for Maverick: The version of gdm included in Ubuntu 10.10 does not support the XDMCP protocol for remote graphical logins. Users who require XDMCP support will need to install another display manager, such as wdm or xdm,

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-05 Thread Fabián Rodríguez
I've reopened and confirmed the task for Ubuntu Release Notes as this remains a problem in Maverick. ** Changed in: ubuntu-release-notes Status: Fix Released = Confirmed -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-10-03 Thread mariodebian
@Rolf Leggewie This patch fix IPV6 issues, and make work again XDMCP, without it, IPV6 are corrupted and can't get IPV4 mapped address. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-09-18 Thread mariodebian
Fixed in Debian: http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/gdm3/gdm3_2.30.5-2/changelog See patch 03_ipv6.patch -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-09-18 Thread Rolf Leggewie
from the changelog: * 03_ipv6.patch: new patch from Julien Cristau, thanks a lot for investigating! Fix an allocation error that leads to passing garbage as addresses. Add to that a stripping of ::: from IPv4 mapped addresses, since this is not understood in $DISPLAY.

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-09-16 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: gdm Importance: Unknown = Medium -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-08-09 Thread Christian S
I fell over this thread when I was installing a 10.4 in a VM today. I had some other problems (network configuration), but when they were solved the XDMCP issue turned up. It took about 5 mins to solve that problem!!! In my /etc/gdm I have an xml schema called: gdm.schema. In the schema you will

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-08-09 Thread Christian S
Well, It is not working properly it turns out. The first login is OK, but any further logins goes bad. 1. My Xming connection breaks down. 2. After restart of gdm, I get stuck after entering the password. 3. After s system restart, the first login is successful. I have this from the gdm

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-31 Thread Brunod
Back here to see if there is any improvement... Sadly not ! I was going as slow as possible to keep my hardy's before switching to lucid when this would be solved. Now it's coming to dead line... I just want to point out that if any lambda user may/can switch from one version to the next one

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-30 Thread ichudov
I used to brag about Linux and X11 that I could log on to another machine remotely, that we can use dumb terminals, etc. Sad to say, but this is no longer true, now all I can do is log on to my own machine. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-27 Thread Kalle Tuulos
I upgraded my family data and backup servers from 8.04 to 10.04. Both servers are happily living in my basement and they don't have monitor, keyboard or mouse, as I have previously maintained them remotely through XDMCP. OK - I was stupid as I did not find out this problem before updating. My

Re: [Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-18 Thread Steve Langasek
On Fri, Jul 16, 2010 at 05:42:31PM -, Keith Edwin Smith wrote: As Scott says and moreover. Ubuntu could have solved this trivially. Ubuntu decided to package a broken version of GDM when an older functional version exists that is totally compatable and already working and in place in

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-18 Thread David Ayers
What's very confusing to me is the mixing of the client and server support. Has the XDMCP support of the gdmgreeter been removed? Has the XDMCP support of the gdm server been removed? Have they both been removed? I believe this report originally targeted the gdmgreeter and that is the only XDMCP

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-18 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
Steve, First of all, thank you for all of your work with Debian and Ubuntu. Without people like you there would be no alternatives. Maintenance and Support are always important, and the gnome group is notorious for goofing up functionality and regression in their releases. None the less, XDMCP

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-16 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
As Scott says and moreover. Ubuntu could have solved this trivially. Ubuntu decided to package a broken version of GDM when an older functional version exists that is totally compatable and already working and in place in older versions of Ubuntu. The purpose of an upgrade to an operating system

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-15 Thread Peter Matulis
This is a critical piece of functionality that has been removed from Ubuntu without any advance notice or warning. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-15 Thread Martin Long
I agree... is this some ridiculous notion that we are being protected from ourselves? I need to be able to log multiple sessions into a lucid setup I have. VNC just doesn't cut it. Bad idea taking this out. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-15 Thread Peter Matulis
Please stop insinuating that this is a Ubuntu problem. It's not. Ubuntu does not write/maintain GDM. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in

Re: [Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-15 Thread Scott Kitterman
Ubuntu delivers it to users. It may not be a problem Ubuntu created and it may not be one Ubuntu can reasonably solve, but it's definitely a problem in Ubuntu. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-14 Thread Gerry Reno
This removal of XDMCP affects us as well. Why is the LTS release (Lucid) marked as Won't Fix? This is a critical piece of functionality that has been removed from Ubuntu without any advance notice or warning. Please fix this for the LTS release (Lucid). -- No option to log in remotely via

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-08 Thread Steve Langasek
Well, the gdm-2.20 package *was* supposed to be a workaround for this issue, but was removed from lucid before release because xubuntu was no longer using it. :/ So we appear not to have a good xdmcp solution for 10.04 users at present. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-08 Thread Steve Langasek
Documented at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LucidLynx/ReleaseNotes#GDM%20does%20not%20support%20XDMCP: The version of gdm included in Ubuntu 10.04 LTS does not support the XDMCP protocol for remote graphical logins. Users who require XDMCP support will need to install another display manager, such as

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-08 Thread Peter Matulis
Another option (not using XDMCP) is to use neatx-server (Google) in combination with NoMachine's free NX clients (for Linux or Windows). -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-07-08 Thread Kurt Kraut
Hi Peter, neatx-server is not a viable workaround for non native english speakers. FreeNX, NeatX and even the proprietary NoMachine system are incompatible with keyboards in pt_BR (brazilian portuguese). E.g.: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=8626722 -- No option to log in remotely via

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-30 Thread Gerb
I couldn't get GDM accept XDMCP queries in Lucid. Workaround for me, using Xnest: - install xdm, keep gdm as default (for the local folks) - change /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers: :1 local /usr/bin/Xnest :1 start xdm: HEED_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER=false /etc/init.d/xdm start voila, an Xnest window

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-25 Thread Brunod
Back here because even with Terminal Server Client, it doesn't work. You need xnest package to enable xdmcp in protocol menu from Terminal Server Client. But the most frustrating is that it starts, works 30 sec to login and then kicks you out (using a server that runs xdmcp fine with Hardy).

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-14 Thread amor_amine
I badly need to use XDMCP to connect to my host machine and i liked very much the way it was included in Hardy. after i installed Lusid i tried to do the same but even i activated XDMCP i still don't find the way to start remote session! The only way possible was to use remote desktop using

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-14 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
As a work around you can install wdm: $ sudo apt-get install wdm ... Select 'wdm' as your default manager It's kinda ugly but it works, and you can put in a background with the ugly square boxes and X style buttons Then cd /etc/X11/wdm and edit wdm-config: . . . # Don't listen for XDMCP !

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-13 Thread Richard Lamont
Why has this bug been marked as 'wontfix' for Lucid? It's a regression against Hardy, in which a key feature of the X window system no longer works. Is LTS just a marketing term for a release that is thrown out of the window and forgotten? -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-11 Thread milouse
nice, it's working -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-09 Thread milouse
XDMCP Fatal error : session declined it's so useful ... i'm really sad :o) -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. --

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-06 Thread PEIGNOT Kévin
This regression is...Unbelievable -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-06 Thread PEIGNOT Kévin
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Triaged = Confirmed -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-06 Thread Rolf Leggewie
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed = Triaged -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-04 Thread Bug Watch Updater
** Changed in: gdm Status: New = Confirmed -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-06-02 Thread inzpektor
ghook's suggestion works well on Ubuntu 10.04 (lucid) except that /usr/lib/gdm/gdmlogin does not exist. However, I changed that to /usr/lib/gdm/gdm-xdmcp-chooser-slave (as shown below) and that works beautifully! /etc/gdm/custom.conf: [daemon] RemoteGreeter=/usr/lib/gdm/gdm-xdmcp-chooser-slave

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-31 Thread Ahmad Gharbeia أحمد غربية
I require this functionality as well. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-29 Thread Sarazar
Once again Ubuntu has introduced a regression in a release... More and more reason to switch to fedora or Suse. Very disappointed, not instilling any confidence in being able to stick with Ubuntu. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-24 Thread Alexander Doberauer
Funny thread to read. This is insane. Let's use the kde greeter instead ;) -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-22 Thread Fastguy
I'm trying to login to a remote XDMCP enabled server with my Lucid 10.04 desktop system. I can't find the Remote Login option in the GDM screen. Where is it? -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-17 Thread BrodocK
Can someone just reopen this for Maverick? ** Tags added: lucid -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-11 Thread Németh Csaba
** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Lucid) Assignee: (unassigned) = Németh Csaba (1soproni) ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Lucid) Assignee: Németh Csaba (1soproni) = (unassigned) -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-11 Thread Keith Edwin Smith
This is beyond nuts. I was weirded out on 9.10 when I lost the configuration screens. Losing remote XDMCP is catastrophic to the point it will likely have me sticking with 9.04. I can't think of any reason why this would be undesirable, in particular when you have multiple clients running

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-07 Thread Bercail
Arghhh ! Steping from Hardy to Lucid let me discover the problem. I'm using xdmcp to control all the pc (15 Hardy) and 2 debian servers from my stations (one Ubuntu or one Xp from laptop) to maintain them and help the users while they are using their computer. What other solution is there, as

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-05-01 Thread Michael DePaulo
ghook's method work's erratically with lucid I followed his instructions (it sounds more like the actual feature than a workaround) by adding these lines to /etc/gdm/custom.conf [daemon] RemoteGreeter=/usr/lib/gdm/gdmlogin [xdmcp] Enable=true Sure enough, I can connect to the server with Xming

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-04-27 Thread Tony McConnell
@34: seems to work for me with xming 7.5.0.15, gdm 2.30.0 Just had to edit the custom.conf as detailed in comment #15, and run with the following from DOS: C:\Program Files\Xming\Xming.exe -query 192.168.1.2 -ac -wgl -nodecoration -multimonitors -clipboard -- No option to log in remotely via

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-04-26 Thread kfsone
I had this work, once, using pepper's instructions. Then I restarted my XMing session to switch from Window to Fullscreen, and never got it working again (without changing anything, going through all the restart/reboot/etc hoops). So I did a clean install on a virtual machine, with Lucid 10.4 rc,

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-04-24 Thread Juan J. Garcia
It's frustrating when you know where is an option on the GUI, and then it's removed. Know to setup the remote login, you have to go to the command line. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-04-11 Thread Michał Borsuk
I was about to upgrade one of my computers and keep the other as lean client with XDMCP, when Ubuntu 9.10 came out. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-04-08 Thread Sandeep Kumar
solution by ghook worked for me. He suggests: I was able to use Xming to establish a remote XDMCP session to a Karmic box. I just added the following lines to the \etc\gdm\custom.conf file: [daemon] RemoteGreeter=/usr/lib/gdm/gdmlogin [xdmcp] Enable=true happens to be a required feature for

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-03-25 Thread David Ayers
Thanks for the pointer yet it seems not to be an option if someone else is logged onto their own desktop session and is doing real work which is the scenario I need to solve. Also it's much to technical for the users that need this. I understand the Ubuntu maintainers see their responsibility in

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-03-24 Thread rlaforge
I had this working under karmic, then a kernel upgrade killed it. spent a day trying to get it to work, to no avail -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-03-24 Thread raraki-adpt
the solution using vnc4server (see http://www.peppertop.com/blog/?p=744 under the VNC section) worked perfectly well for us: multiple users are able to remotely connect to a headless virtual server running 9.10 and have the full desktop available. Many thanks to the blog author for a comprehensive

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-03-12 Thread dunand
We need xdmcp too. It's a show stopper for us. -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-03-10 Thread Antje H.
Add me to those who need it! -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-03-08 Thread Johanna Hofinger
I agree fully with jdege -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in ubuntu. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-02-27 Thread jdege
I have to say I'm flabbergasted. I'd though remote login has always been considered one of the fundamental capabilities of X11. I'm astounded that anyone would consider it optional. That enabling an XDCMP server requires editing a config file is a minor inconvenience. That I can't access the

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-02-08 Thread Emerson Ribeiro
None of these workarounds have worked for us... We'll have to rollback to Jaunty because of this.. Sad an painful... -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-01-22 Thread Martin Pitt
(Not a lucid release blocker) ** Changed in: gdm (Ubuntu Lucid) Status: Triaged = Won't Fix -- No option to log in remotely via XDMCP https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/408417 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gdm in

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-01-17 Thread scotcarl
Hi guys. I've just followed the instructions on http://www.peppertop.com/blog/?p=690 ( thanks mfolkerts ), and am now able to connect to my confuser that runs ubuntu 9.10 with no problems. I am using Xming from my laptop which runs Vista ( everyones favourite OS ) as the client. Thanks for

[Bug 408417] Re: No option to log in remotely via XDMCP

2010-01-15 Thread David Ayers
I do not use Xming but Xnest via Terminal-Server-Client since I'm connecting from a Jaunty System. I tried with both [xdmcp] and [xdcmp] (note the typo in the title of http://library.gnome.org/admin/gdm/2.28/configuration.html.en#xdmcpsection ) without success. Yet I noticed that netstat only

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