Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm

[Brian Chadwick]

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
>     >
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edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf

add this section

[xdmcp]

Enable=true


then restart X