Re: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm

Brian Chadwick <brianchad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:08:04 +1000

Da Rock wrote:
Ok. So I've now got the right gdm - the version info mentions the 
remote x explicitly as fixed. I believe my problem is now in the 
custom.conf.

I've edited the /etc/gdm/custom.conf and added the following lines:
[chooser]
Chooser=/usr/libexec/gdmchooser

[greeter]
ChooserButton=true

None of this has worked. I must be cursed here or something... :)

So I tried setting ChooserButton to enable- NG.

I ran gdmchooser from the commandline and it worked so its not that. 
What have I missed?

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    From: rock_on_the_web@xxxxxxxxxxx
    To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
    Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:02:24 +0000
    Subject: RE: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm

    Just to address the last post on this subject - Where my problem
    lies is not in allowing others accessing this computer by remote x
    but this computer accessing others by remote. A search on google
    produced several docs stating that only certain gdm versions will
    allow you to choose to access a remote x server.

    I checked out ltsp but it seems more based on allowing remote
    access in this computer then setting up this computer to access
    others (I could be wrong though, but I can't see where it is). I
    just updated the software and went from gdm-2.20.1-5 to
    gdm-2.20.2-2. No good. I've edited the custom file but no change.
    I'll just uninstall this version and try and locate the version
    you have mentioned to me- maybe its the key to it all...

    Thanks all.

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    > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:32:32 +1000
    > From: brianchad@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
    > To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx
    > Subject: Re: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm
    >
    > Frank Cox wrote:
    > > On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:40:29 +0000
    > > Da Rock <rock_on_the_web@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >> Guys, I know that the current version of gdm on fedora has a
    serious lack of support for remote xdmcp login, but I need a
    workaround! I want to login from a crappy machine using XP to
    relieve a bottleneck of systems using VMWare and a fc8 appliance.
    > >>
    > >
    > > I have found that sticking with gdm-2.20.1-7.fc8 works well
    with my LTSP
    > > setup. You can download that from any of the mirrors.
    > >
    > >
    > What serious lack of support? XDMCP works fine here ...
    >
    > System > Administration> Login Window > Remote > Style > Same as
    Local.
    >
    > You just have to restart X
    >
    > no probs with it
    >
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edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf

add this section

[xdmcp]

Enable=true

then restart X

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