[oclug] XDM

[Richard Wayne]

Thank you for your response.

It seems to me that what you suggest would have to be re-done by hand after
reboots. It seems to me that configuring XDM (and perhaps a chooser) would
have it automated.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael H. Collins" <mhtexcollins at austin.rr.com>
To: <oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca>
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [oclug] XDM


>
>
> Richard Wayne wrote:
>
> > Hi list,
> >
> > I have a small network in the house that includes two headless machines.
I
> > would like to be able to log into these machines through xdm but I am a
bit
> > confused by the xdm man page.
> >
> > I'll use the following host names: headless1 and headless2 (for the
headless
> > ones ) and workstation for the machine I sit in front of.
> > All machines run RH Linux (headless1 - RH6.2, all others - RH7.1)
> >
> > 1) Do I make entries for the headless machines in the xdm-config (or the
> > files mentioned in xdm-config) on workstation or do I have to make
entries
> > for workstation on headless1 and headless2?
>
>
> You just have to tell the headless ones to broadcast xdm on port 7100.
>
> Then tell the machine with a monitor. X -query <headless machine> :1
>
> or :2 or :3 for different virt consoles.
>
> I have three of these running on this laptop now.
>
> >
> > 2) I believe all three machines will have to run xdm (run level 5) but
do I
> > have to run full blown X servers on all 3? headless1 is RAM impaired.
>
>
> They do not have to run in runlevel 5.  3 is ok.
>
> >
> > 3) I have an extra monitor which I occasionally may want to attach to
> > headless{1, 2} to get a console login (for emergencies). Is this
possible
> > without rebooting the headless one?
> >
>
> Sure.  Don't worry about it. Hook it up and do startx or not for just
> console.
>
>
>
> >
> > TIA
> > Richard Wayne
> >
> >
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