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Re: other side of remote xdm



> > We'd like to set up some boxes that come up as xterminals, to be used on
> > the remote connections.  I've found the -querey type options for startx,
> > but not for xdm.  We really just want to turn old hardware into remote
> > heads on alphas.  Can anyone make any suggestions?
> 
> Let's call the computer that is supposed to be the X terminal 'local', and
> call the computer that it will connect to 'remote'.
> 
> If you have xdm set up and running with the standard config files on
> 'remote', there should be no problem. On 'local', just run something like

> # X -query <ip_of_remote>

The problem, though, is that this requires that a user already be logged
into the local host.  I need to find a way to use xdm, so that only the
remote host is logged into.  logins on the local host add another layer
of complexity that those who allocate machines won't understand.


rick


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