Scribbling feverishly on April 07, Joel Hammer managed to emit: > > > > > > * #any host can get a login window > > > > > > * CHOOSER BROADCAST #any indirect host can get a chooser > > > > Okay, I did this and was able to log in using XDM, *but*: > > 1. My window manager (XFCE) didn't work properly - no toolbar at the > > bottom and the context menus, which were available, did not work. > > 2. I don't like allowing access to "any host" this way, for obvious > > reasons, firewall notwithstanding. > > 3. I shouldn't have to change this to log in using XDM. It worked > > before the upgrade, so it should work after the upgrade without > > this change. > > Regarding #2, you could put something else in place of the * . > I am not sure of the exact format of this file, but something like: > 127.0.0. Otheripnumbers > as the first line might be enuf to limit logons just to your local computer.
True. However, for local hosts, this line in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers controls local access: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X NB: If you use XDM, you can add options after this line to customize how X starts, for example: :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X -dpi 100 -gamma 1.5 > Regarding #3, what was in your Xaccess file that was preventing you from > logging in? I uncommented the line #* CHOOSER BROADCAST #any indirect host can get a chooser > Regarding #1, I don't know nuthin' about configuring GUI's. Do you have > the same problem if you just start the xserver with startx or kde or > whatever without using xdm? If the problem goes away when you start the No, that was the issue. > xserver directly, then try printing out the man page for xdm and reading > it over and over again, like I did when I got into the kdm thing. (I really > think the CHOOSER option is cool!) There are tons of configuration items > there, most of which I don't have any idea about but they might relate > to the problem. I stared at it for awhile, tried a few things, but nothing worked. Thanks for the suggestions, though. Kurt -- Beware of a tall blond man with one black shoe. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
