On 12-Dec-2003/20:39 -0600, Michael Sullivan <msulli1355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >I posted this problem to the Fedora list a few weeks ago, but no one >gave me a very helpful answer. I have two PCs, let's call them PC-A and >PC-B. PC-A has RH9 complete install running X-windows and GNOME (which >someone else is using at the moment.) PC-B has X-windows and GNOME >running, but its hard drive is a lot smaller, so it doesn't have the RH9 >complete install - just the bare bones. How can I use PC-B to log onto >PC-A in GNOME and have my panels/desktop/everything available from >PC-B? ssh will allow you to run individual programs, but I want the >desktop and panels too. Is this possible, and if so, how do I do it? Enable XDMCP in gdm on PC-A (edit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf) then change the xdm line in /etc/inittab on PC-B so that when PC-B boots, it gets a login screen from PC-A: # Run xdm in runlevel 5 x:5:respawn:/etc/X11/X --query PC-A -- Anthony E. Greene <mailto:Anthony%20E.%20Greene%20%3Cagreene@xxxxxxxxx%3E> AOL/Yahoo Messenger: TonyG05 HomePage: <http://www.pobox.com/~agreene/> OpenPGP Key: 0x6C94239D/7B3D BD7D 7D91 1B44 BA26 C484 A42A 60DD 6C94 239D Linux. The choice of a GNU generation <http://www.linux.org/> -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
