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


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