On Tuesday 06 January 2004 13:31, Andrew DeFaria wrote: > Harold L Hunt II wrote: > > Andrew DeFaria wrote: ... > >> Well you see that's sorta the problem. In my distro (SuSE 8.2) it's > >> at /opt/kde/share/config/kdm/kdmrc but the problem is that it already > >> says true! In mine is says:
I'm running SuSE 8.2 too, and have just found out the following: a) there are several kdmrc files (try 'locate kdmrc') b) the one you want to edit is actually /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc not the one under /opt c) there is also a variable in /etc/sysconfig/displaymanger that may or may not be significant (DISPLAYMANAGER_REMOTE_ACCESS="no") So: 1) Enable xdmcp in the kdmrc under /etc/... 2) Restart kdm with # /etc/init.d/xdm restart (yes, it really is xdm here) 3) Test service listening with: # netstat -u -a -n -p | grep 177 Output should be: udp 0 0 0.0.0.0:177 0.0.0.0:* <pid>/kdm 4) If the above looks good, then test with $ X -query localhost :1 5) If that works, then test from remote machine. 6) If the local (step 4) connect works, but not the remote connection, try editing the /etc/sysconfig/displaymanager file, and see if that helps. Let us know if this modification is required. Note to Harold et al: Could we add /etc/opt/kde3/share/config/kdm/kdmrc for SuSE 8.2 to the known config files in FAQ 6.2? (Perhaps a warning about the 'red herrings' in other locations too.) Adding some info on how to test that [x|k|g]dm is working (my steps 3 and 4) to the FAQ may also be useful. Note that the 'netstat' test is one that can be done remotely via ssh, and is very quick, whereas the 'X -query localhost :1' is probably best done when physical access to the machine is available. I hope all this helps. Cheers, Rasjid. -- Rasjid Wilcox Canberra, Australia (UTC +11 hrs) http://www.openminddev.net
