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. (Upon repair under warranty this mc will be scrapped and loaded with FC8 native as all my other mc's- bloody windows!) As far as I understand the new gdm 2.2.2.1 offers some relief. So is there a rpm for this or hasn't it been looked into yet? If not then, if I install from source how do I make an rpm?
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On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:40:29 +0000 Da Rock rock_on_the_web@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.
I tried gdm-2.20.1-5 but I still couldn't get it to work- but then maybe I had already screwed the system up with all my changes.
Out of curiosity how did you get it to show the chooser? Was it under the action menu with the power button icon? I tried editing the config file directly and enabled the xdmcp, chooser, and set the chooser program. Is this correct? Or is there another setting I need to enable?
Also I did this in editing the /usr/share/gdm/default.conf file - am I editing the right file?
Thanks for the info.
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On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 08:38:19 +0000 Da Rock rock_on_the_web@hotmail.com wrote:
I tried gdm-2.20.1-5 but I still couldn't get it to work- but then maybe I had already screwed the system up with all my changes.
Quite likely.
Out of curiosity how did you get it to show the chooser? Was it under the action menu with the power button icon? I tried editing the config file directly and enabled the xdmcp, chooser, and set the chooser program. Is this correct? Or is there another setting I need to enable?
ltspadmin sets that up for you if you want it to.
Also I did this in editing the /usr/share/gdm/default.conf file - am I editing the right file?
No you are not editing the right file.
/etc/gdm/custom.conf
Frank Cox wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:40:29 +0000 Da Rock rock_on_the_web@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
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@westnet.com.au> To: fedora-list@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@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@redhat.com> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
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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@hotmail.comTo: fedora-list@redhat.comDate: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 06:02:24 +0000Subject: 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@westnet.com.au> To: fedora-list@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@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@redhat.com> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
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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@hotmail.com To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au > To: fedora-list@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@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@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? Then be it! <http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http://ninemsn.seek.com.au/?tracking%3Dsk:het:sk:nine:0:hot:text&_t=764565661&_r=OCT07_endtext_Future&_m=EXT>
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edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf
add this section
[xdmcp]
Enable=true
then restart X
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@westnet.com.au> To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com> > To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au> > > To: fedora-list@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@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@redhat.com> > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list%3E >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Find it at www.seek.com.au Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then> > be it!> > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http://ninemsn.seek.com.au/?tracking%3Dsk:het:sk:nine:0:hot:text&_t=764565661&_r=OCT07_endtext_Future&_m=EXT> >> >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Listen now! New music from the Rogue Traders. > > http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=832&referral=hotmailtaglineOct07&URL=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/roguetraders> edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf> > add this section> > [xdmcp]> > Enable=true> > > then restart X> > -- > fedora-list mailing list> fedora-list@redhat.com> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
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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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@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
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have you restarted X? ... you have to get right out of X and restart the server. I do this by opening a terminal, typing as root telinit 3
then log in to the console and type telinit 5.
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@westnet.com.au> To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au> > > To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com> > > > To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au> > > > > To: fedora-list@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@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@redhat.com> > > > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list%3E > > >> > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > Find it at www.seek.com.au Your Future Starts Here. Dream it? Then> > > > be it!> > > > > > http://a.ninemsn.com.au/b.aspx?URL=http://ninemsn.seek.com.au/?tracking%3Dsk:het:sk:nine:0:hot:text&_t=764565661&_r=OCT07_endtext_Future&_m=EXT> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > > > Listen now! New music from the Rogue Traders.> > > > > > http://ninemsn.com.au/share/redir/adTrack.asp?mode=click&clientID=832&referral=hotmailtaglineOct07&URL=http://music.ninemsn.com.au/roguetraders> > > edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf> > >> > > add this section> > >> > > [xdmcp]> > >> > > Enable=true> > >> > >> > > then restart X> > >> > > --> > > fedora-list mailing list> > > fedora-list@redhat.com> > > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list%3E >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------> > Listen now! 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Da Rock wrote:
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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@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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add this section
[xdmcp]
Enable=true
then restart X
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Da Rock wrote:
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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@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
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here is a later version
On Mon, 2008-01-21 at 08:01 +1000, Brian Chadwick wrote:
Da Rock wrote:
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....
Trimming the post of tag-lines and excess verbiage is always considered a good thing. <nudge nudge> Ric
Yeah I checked out all those again- I read them up when I first started getting right into X and remote terminals a while ago. No further help there either.
This one has got me beat! Unfortunately I've run out of time to continue this bandaid solution, and I'll just have to get another mc up and running again. I will however be chasing this up on another mc in my quest to setup my network to a productive status. Maybe I'll have more success there....
Any further light on this subject will be welcome. Thanks all.
----------------------------------------
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:01:02 +1000 From: brianchad@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm
Da Rock wrote:
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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au > To: fedora-list@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 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@redhat.com > To unsubscribe:
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edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf
add this section
[xdmcp]
Enable=true
then restart X
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then log in to the console and type telinit 5.
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here is a later version
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/index.html
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I feel a bit of a goose but I got it worked out- strangely enough it was while working on another problem I have with X.
For reference, I was able to obtain a chooser under the gdmsetup. Under Security->Configure X Server one can choose whether to use the greeter or the chooser to be displayed for login. Unfortunately I didn't see a way to add a new server type, and so even if you add new consoles if you select the chooser then it will be displayed on all like servers. This means that to not lock yourself out of your own system you need to add a new server type manually to the custom.conf, and while there you can set chooser to true under the server type, then add new server to the servers list using the "remote" server type rather than standard.
I apologise if you already know this, but I thought I might do this any newbies who come along. Also, if someone wants to make a how-to then email me direct for further clarity (I do one myself, but my time does not allow).
One thing that did fool me was the conf described the placement of the chooser=true under the greeter section. This needs to be under the specific server. It also didn't help that I was looking for something similar to kdm, where you have a login screen but you can select remote login from there. GDM doesn't have that- they're separate items: one or the other.
If you do use kdm, and the remote system uses gnome I found there was some trouble with that aspect too- or maybe it was just me. Unfortunately I can't check that now, but anyway watch for that too.
Cheers and thanks again for the help and feedback provided, it was very useful.
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From: rock_on_the_web@hotmail.com To: fedora-list@redhat.com Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2008 12:41:57 +0000 Subject: RE: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm
Yeah I checked out all those again- I read them up when I first started getting right into X and remote terminals a while ago. No further help there either.
This one has got me beat! Unfortunately I've run out of time to continue this bandaid solution, and I'll just have to get another mc up and running again. I will however be chasing this up on another mc in my quest to setup my network to a productive status. Maybe I'll have more success there....
Any further light on this subject will be welcome. Thanks all.
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:01:02 +1000 From: brianchad@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@redhat.com Subject: Re: Xdmxp login to remote machine via gdm
Da Rock wrote:
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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au To: fedora-list@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@hotmail.com > To: fedora-list@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@westnet.com.au >> To: fedora-list@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 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@redhat.com >> To unsubscribe:
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> > >
> > > >
edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf
add this section
[xdmcp]
Enable=true
then restart X
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