Wouldn't it be more secure and easier to use ssh with X forwarding ?

Step 1:
client> xinit -- :1 &
(should bring up a default X screen with an Xterm)
Put mouse over xterm, and type in xterm

Step 2:
client> ssh hostmachine
enter password
OK
(now should show ..)
host>

Step 3a:
now to get a windows manager belonging to the host type eg. icewm
host> icewm &

otherwise if you want a windows manager from the client machine.

Step 3b:
(CTRL,ALT,F1 to go back to login, press return to get prompt back)
client> icewm-light --display :1 &

or Step 1 and 3b can be joined together
client> icewm-light --display :1 | xinit -- :1 &

then proceed to Step 2:

I was looking at the How-To on XDMCP and it looked rather complicated to setup and it 
still is insecure, it actually talks about X-Forwarding
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/procedure.html

Regards

Christopher Booth

On Fri, 26 Apr 2002 10:17:16 +1000
"Peter Chubb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> >>>>> "Ken" == Ken Caldwell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> 
> 
> Ken> /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess has had the line (formerly) #* #any host can
> Ken> get a login window un commented to * #any host can get a login
> Ken> window and /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config has had the last line
> Ken> commented out.  It now reads: ! DisplayManager.requestPort: 0
> 
> If you want XDM to manage other servers, you need to edit
> /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers as well.
> 
> Peter C
> 
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