The X terminal (an X device with a monitor, ram, keyboard, CPU and just
runs an X server locally... not the xterm shell) does *not* have a hard
drive.
When you turn on a configured X terminal, it pops you up with a list of
hosts you can select. This is called a "Chooser".
When you log in, you are actually running across the network to the remote
system.
You know in linux when you do "init 5" you get a login/password screen?
Well - with an X terminal, a remote server supplys that login/password
screen "across the network" to the X terminal.
Once you login, xauth is setup for the X Server Software running on your X
Terminal and the X applications display back to the Terminal.
I was just making a guess as to what this person was referring too when he
spoke of using SSH with CDE, gnome or KDE. It sounds like I may not be on
the same track as he was talking about.
--
Brian
On Tue, 16 May 2000, Carl J. Nobile wrote:
>Hi Brian,
>
>What's an "X chooser session"? I'm still lost here. To use ssh all you do
>is start the daemon and configure it the way you want it then run ssh at
>the command line or put it in a script or whatever. You can plop an icon
>on the screen if you want, but that's part of how to use your X manager
>not ssh. Sorry if I'm not understanding your problem.
>
>Carl
>
>On 16-May-00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> How about with an X chooser session under an Xterm or cheap x86
>> hardware
>> running linux as an actual Xterm?
>>
>> --
>> Brian
>>
>> On Mon, 15 May 2000, Carl J. Nobile wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Auteria,
>>>
>>>I'm not sure what you really need since SSH is a command line
>>>application. I just start it up in an xterm. I suppose one could
>>>execute
>>>an xterm that in turn runs SSH, but for that read the xterm man page.
>>>I do have a few scripts that will run ssh set to specific machines so I
>>>don't have to type the names in all the time. What is it you want to do
>>>using an X manager that can't be done on the command line?
>>>
>>>Carl
>>>
>>>On 15-May-00 Auteria Wally Winzer Jr. wrote:
>>>> I've figured out how to incorporate SSH 1/2 within CDE (Solaris).
>>>> I searched the archives but couldn't find the info on incorporating
>>>> SSH within various XWindow Managers, such as GNOME, KDE,
>>>> WindowMaker, AfterStep, etc.
>>>>
>>>> If anyone can provide me with the steps necessary I'd appreciate it.
>>>> I'm mainly interested in GNOME and KDE, since I use Linux most
>>>> of the time for my workstation use. The other XWindow managers
>>>> I use as well, but not as often.
>>>>
>>>> Thank you.
>>>>
>>>> - Wally Winzer Jr.
>>>
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