Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm

[Da Rock]

I rebooted the whole machine. This is only a workstation so its no biggy. This problem really has got me beat- if you're running the same version then why is it working for you and not me? Unless its a residual because I uninstalled the later version? Weird....

> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:06:05 +1000> From: brianchad at westnet.com.au> To: fedora-list at redhat.com> Subject: Re: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm> > Da Rock wrote:> > Surprisingly enough this didn't work. From what the docs say this is > > not necessary for connection to a remote server. I've just gone > > through the docs again for gdm (on the gnome site this time), and > > tried setting SystemMenu=true under [greeter] but that didn't work > > either. Nothing seems to change this gdm- am I changing the right one? > > /etc/gdm/custom.conf?> > > > We now know that I have the right gdm version to permit this, I'm > > supposedly adjusting the right conf file- what am I missing here?> > > > KDM offers a chooser, but the system spits the dummy for some reason > > when I connect and won't work properly.> > > > I've opened the xdmcp ports (177) on the firewall for both tcp and udp > > as well.> > > > I've never had this much trouble setting up this on any other mc.> >> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> >> > > Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:08:04 +1000> > > From: brianchad at westnet.com.au> > > To: fedora-list at redhat.com> > > Subject: Re: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm> > >> > > 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?> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > From: rock_on_the_web at hotmail.com> > > > To: fedora-list at redhat.com> > > > 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.> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > >> > > > > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:32:32 +1000> > > > > From: brianchad at westnet.com.au> > > > > To: fedora-list at redhat.com> > > > > 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 at hotmail.com> 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> > > > >> > > > > --> > > > > fedora-list mailing list> > > > > fedora-list at redhat.com> > > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list> > > >> > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > Find it at www.seek.com.au Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? 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