On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 20:30 +0200, Jerry Westrick wrote: > On Friday 28 October 2005 14:41, M.Blackmore wrote: > > I'm using a low end box as a file server and, to save energy and > > switching on his or hers "proper" boxes will often use this to do quick > > access to mail held on a remote imap account, basic web access etc. > > > > Assume a most trivial level of knowledge! > > > Mr. Blackmore... > > You should not be running aGUI on the box at all... > > I suggeest you let the box run without GUI, and do your work and updates > remote from either a linux or windows box... > > Here comes a step by step: > > Start Yast2->System->/etc/sysconfig editor > there search for "Display" (by clicking the search button at the bottom) > Select DisplayManager, click GOTO > > Now select the following "parameters" from the left hand tree and change them > appropiatetly: > DISPLAYMANAGER_REMOTE_ACESS: yes > DISPLAYMANAGER_ROOT_LOGIN_REMOTE: yes
NEVER allow remote root login. login as a regular user than su to root. Security should always come first. > DISPLAYMANAGER_STARTS_XSERVER: no > DISPLAYMANAGER_AUTOLOGIN: (blank) > DISPLAYMANAGER_PASSWORD_LESS_LOGIN: no > > Click Finish <snip> -- Ken Schneider UNIX since 1989, linux since 1994, SuSE since 1998 --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
