[TriLUG] XDMCP question

[Janyne Kizer]

I think that this is the info that you are looking for:

Edit the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess. Uncomment the "chooser broadcast"
and "any host can get a login window" so the file looks something like
this when you are done. 

                  *                            #any host can get a login
window

The Chooser Broadcast should already be uncommented but double check it
just in case 

                  *                            #any host can get a login
window
                  *      CHOOSER BROADCAST     #any indirect host can
get a chooser

Edit the file /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config. Comment out the "Display
Manager:requestPort:0" line. This enables the connection listener. 

                  ! SECURITY: do not listen for XDMCP or Chooser
requests
                  ! Comment out this line if you want to manage X
terminals with xdm
                  # DisplayManager.requestPort:     0

Edit the file /etc/X11/fs/config. Comment out the line no-listen=tcp. 

In order to run XDM the system has to be in runlevel 3. By default ,when
installing 7.2, system is in runlevel 5. This will need to be changed: 

Edit the /etc/inittab file by changing the following line from
"id:5:initdefault:" to "id:3:initdefault:"  
Save file and reboot system. System will boot to a text login prompt. 

Make sure that XDM automatically starts on reboot. This is important
because it must start in order to accept XDMCP requests from X
terminals. 

Edit the /etc/rc.local file 
Add the line 

                  xdm

to the bottom of the file and save it. 
Good luck!

"Vestal, Roy L." wrote:
> 
> I'm running 7.2
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Reginald Reed [mailto:reginald at cisco.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 3:40 PM
> To: trilug at trilug.org
> Subject: RE: [TriLUG] XDMCP question
> 
> Did you take a look at kdmrc yet?  On RH 7.3, its /etc/X11/xdm/kdmrc, it
> has similar stanzas for XDMCP.
> 
> --Reggie
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: trilug-admin at trilug.org
> > [mailto:trilug-admin at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Vestal, Roy L.
> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 3:36 PM
> > To: 'trilug at trilug.org'
> > Subject: RE: [TriLUG] XDMCP question
> >
> >
> > I'm using KDM. KDE is the only desktop installed.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Reginald Reed [mailto:reginald at cisco.com]
> > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:41 PM
> > To: trilug at trilug.org
> > Subject: RE: [TriLUG] XDMCP question
> >
> >
> > Roy,
> >
> > Depends on the display manager you are using, but in gdm, I
> > think you just need to update /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf (on RH
> > 7.3 that's where it is) to enable XDMCP and set other
> > required things like maximum sessions, etc.
> >
> > --Reggie
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: trilug-admin at trilug.org
> > > [mailto:trilug-admin at trilug.org] On Behalf Of Vestal, Roy L.
> > > Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 12:07 PM
> > > To: Trilug-Triangle Linux Users Group (E-mail)
> > > Subject: [TriLUG] XDMCP question
> > >
> > >
> > > I need to use a windows based X server to connect to my Linux
> > > server. I want to use an XDMCP connection. What do I need to
> > > make sure the Linux server is setup correctly?
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Janyne Kizer
CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-5
Systems Programmer Administrator
NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Extension Information Technology