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(a)westnet.com.au> To: fedora-list(a)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.> >> >> >> >> >
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> Date: Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:08:04 +1000> > > From:
brianchad(a)westnet.com.au> > > To: fedora-list(a)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?> > > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> > > > > >
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> From: rock_on_the_web(a)hotmail.com> > > > To: fedora-list(a)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.> > > >> > > >>
> > >> > > >> > > > > >
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>> > > > > Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:32:32 +1000> > > > >
From: brianchad(a)westnet.com.au> > > > > To: fedora-list(a)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(a)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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> > > fedora-list(a)redhat.com> > > > > To unsubscribe:
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list> > > >> > >
>> > > > > >
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>> > > [xdmcp]> > >> > > Enable=true> > >> >
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