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 > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
