howto launch a loginwindow from one unix station to another

[Jeroen_D]

Hi,

we have a HP-UX 10.20 workstation running specific software. We have another workstation (not an X-Terminal) that also wants to run that software.

I have heard that it is possible to change something in the init-files so that the VUE or CDE loginscreen tries to login to the other station instead of its own. Is this true ? How is it done ?

[Donny Jekels]

nope you need a xserver to run any xwindows on remote clients.

[Peter Nikitka]

If you have two UNIX workstations (e.g. HP-UX),
you can simply using the CDE/VUE-login of the
other if you start the X-Server by yourself out
of the console screen:

X -query otherhost

will do that.

NOTE: nevertheless 'some specific software' might refuse to give you a license ...

mfG Peter

[Jeroen_D]

Peter,

I can't find the command "x-query" or "X-query".

Do you mean I have to login on the first station using a non-graphical console ?

Can you give me the steps to do this ?

Kind regards,

[curt larson_1]

what peter was saying is to run X, /usr/bin/X11/X, with the -query option.
X -query or using the full pathname of the command, /usr/bin/X11/X -query

[Peter Nikitka]

Hi,
I think, you should try at first, if the approach of using a remote CDE-login works for your 'specific software (license)'.

Right, login in a console windows: just select
'command line login' in the option menu of the CDE and then start the Xserver with the '-query' options (thank you, curt) out of the Shell.

mfG Peter