Affected files
For runlevel: /etc/inittab
For GDM: /etc/X11/gdm/gdm/conf
/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config
/etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess
For KDM: /etc/X11/xdm/kdmrc
/usr/share/kdm/kdmrc
/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc
/etc/opt/kde2/share/config/kdm/kdmrc
For Firewall: /etc/sysconfig/ipchains
Step 1. Change runlevel to enable gdm or kdm.
1. vi /etc/inittab
2. Change the runlevel to 5 as following:
id:5:initdefault:
Step 2. GDM configuration (When the Linux is using gdm)
1. vi /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
2. Go to the [xdmcp] section.
3. Set the value of "Enable" option to "1".
Step 3. KDM configuration (When the Linux is using kdm)
1. vi /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config
2. Comment out "request port" option as following:
DisplayManager.requestPort: 0
?
! DisplayManager.requestPort: 0
3. vi /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess
4. Remove the initial "#" character for the following line:
#* #any host can get a login window
?
* #any host can get a login window
5. vi /etc/X11/xdm/kdmrc, /usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc or
etc/opt/kde2/share/config/kdm/kdmrc file
6. Change the value of "Enable" option to "true"
Step 4. Firewall configuration (If a firewall has been configured)
4. vi /etc/sysconfig/ipchains
4. Add the following lines at the top of the file:
-A input -p udp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 177 -j ACCEPT
-A input -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 telnet -j ACCEPT
-A input -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 ssh -j ACCEPT
-A input -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 login -j ACCEPT
-A input -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 exec -j ACCEPT
-A input -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 shell -j ACCEPT
-A input -p tcp -s 0/0 -d 0/0 7100 -j ACCEPT
Step 5. Restart your Linux Server to activate the changes.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cowles, Steve" <Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <psyche-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:33 PM
Subject: RE: XDMCP chooser in linux.. as solaris
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bala murugan
> Sent: Tuesday, March 25, 2003 9:18 AM
> Subject: XDMCP chooser in linux.. as solaris
>
>
> Dear Admins
>
>
> here is my setup
[...]
> can any one tell me how do i configure XDMCP chooser in
> linux.? because linux connects only local server.( all
> solaris server running on XDMCP broadcast) so that i can
> select solaris host in linux box as exceed software
> does.
>
Have you followed the examples listed in /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf for startng
an X server on display 1 which runs gdmchooser? i.e. ctrl-alt-F8. Ex:
1=Terminal -indirect localhost
Steve Cowles
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