F17 XDMCP

[Ken Smith]

Ed Greshko wrote:
> On 06/26/2012 05:27 AM, Ken Smith wrote:
>    
>> I have just installed F17 x64 in a VM to tinker with it and systemd and I'd like to
>> enable XDMCP. Or what is the favoured remote access method these days.
>>      
> What are your requirements for remote access?
>
> Is there something missing from using VNC or xrdp?
>    


To Alan:

I see what you mean about  /etc/dconf/db/gdm.d/00-upstream-settings. Its 
a comment free zone! I'll dig a little deeper. I have made XDMCP work on 
recent incarnations of Fedora up to 14

To Ed:




I've tried xrdp out.

Installing xrdp installed the package but it arrived disabled in systemd 
- grrr: a tad user aggressive - if the aim is to make Fedora more user 
accessible then installing a service should enable and start it. It 
fails to show up in the "Service Configuration" applet until I used bash 
to tell systemd that its enabled. I don't see how to use the Enable and 
Disable function in "Service Configuration" because a service needs to 
be enabled before it shows up. Gnome 3 runs in fall-back mode in xrdp - 
a good reason to use X.

Vnc does not look too bad in this instance, although in an MS 
environment I find that the image quality often lacking.

I have been used to using XDMCP with *nix systems for years it seems a 
pity to remove the function that could/might be kept. I could ask the 
question the other way, how does removing XDMCP functionality further 
Fedora's cause?

This could get into a discussion about the target audience for 
Fedora/Gnome and what Fedora is trying to achieve. A topic for another 
thread me thinks. I know one of Fedoras' aims is a technology test bed. 
The advice is not to use it for production and here is a good example of 
why.

Thanks

Ken






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