On 08/21/2010 12:13 PM, Steve Blackwell wrote: > On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 10:46:29 -0700 > "Daniel B. Thurman" <dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> On 08/20/2010 09:23 AM, Steve Blackwell wrote: >>> On Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:09:48 -0700 >>> "Daniel B. Thurman" <dant@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> On 08/19/2010 07:48 AM, Steve Blackwell wrote: >>>>> I want to be able to log in to another computer from this computer >>>>> using XDMCP. Assuming that I have configured the other computer >>>>> correctly, a big assumption to be sure, what do I have to do to >>>>> GDM to show a menu or some other way of displaying the available >>>>> XDMCP computers on my login screen? >>>>> >>>>> I get plenty of google hits on GDM & XDMCP but they all appear to >>>>> be about how to configure GDM to allow a remote computer to log >>>>> in to my local computer and not the other way around. >>>>> >>>>> Is XDMCP even the right way to go? Should I be using VNC? I know >>>>> XDMCP is inherently insecure but this is on a local private >>>>> network. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> Steve >>>> I use XDMCP on all of my boxes and >>>> force only local connections. Tested >>>> from 5 -> 13 and it works. >>> Are you using GDM or KDM? >>> If GDM can you post your custom.conf file and if it is possible, a >>> pic of your GDM screen with the XDMCP hosts shown? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Steve >> I am using both gdm & kdm. >> > 8><----snip > >> 1) GDM >> /etc/gdm/custom.conf >> Add to: [xdmcp] >> Enable=true >> Willing=/etc/X11/xdm/Xwilling >> Xaccess=/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess >> Port=177 > Dan, thanks for all that info but my understanding is that what you > have done here is set up the machine to allow it to be logged into from > a remote machine. In other words, be an XMNCP server. What I'm looking > for is how to set up gdm to allow me to choose another machine to log > in to from this machine, or put another way, be an XDMCP client. > > The machine I have set up as an XDMCP server is a SuSE machine running > kdm. On that machine, there is a menu button that allows to to select > "Remote login" as an option which brings up a list of machines that are > set up as XDMCP servers. What I'm looking for is the gdm equivalent of > the menu->remote login option. > > I've added > AllowAdd=true > Broadcast=true > to the [chooser] section of /etc/gdm/custom.conf but that didn't change > anything > > Thanks, > Steve Oh, ok. Take a look at: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/archive/index.php/t-134481.html -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
