Re: disabling remote xdm logins
On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Ossama Othman wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am trying to disable remote xdm logins from terminals and from some
> remote xdm login widgets. I tried to modify the Xaccess file according to
> the docs and then restarting xdm but I still can't seem to get xdm to stop
> broadcasting to the rest of the machines on the same subnet that it is
> accepting xdm logins.
>
> Could someone please explain how I can configure my debian system to stop
> accepting xdm logins from remote machines?
Look at the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess, it is full of comments that
describe the file's function and format:
# The first form tells xdm which displays to respond to itself.
# The second form tells xdm to forward indirect queries from hosts matching
# the specified pattern to the indicated list of hosts.
# The third form tells xdm to handle indirect queries using the chooser;
# the chooser is directed to send its own queries out via the broadcast
# address and display the results on the terminal.
# The fourth form is similar to the third, except instead of using the
# broadcast address, it sends DirectQuerys to each of the hosts in the list
You are probably mostly interested in the first form.
On my machine, where I haven't changed it, the first form entry reads:
* #any host can get a login window
If you change the "*" to "localhost" then I guess that would stop xdm from
responding to any display (xserver) but the one on your console.
Cheers,
Joost
--
TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to
debian-user-request@lists.debian.org .
Trouble? e-mail to templin@bucknell.edu .
Reply to: