How to get the X login screen for RedHat 9 using Reflections on PC

[Jackie Baron]

Hi

I can't get the standard CDE for HPUX or Solaris login on my Win desktop using Reflections...simple direct XDM connection but how do I get the RedHat login (and subsequently the X desktop)? What is RedHat's equivalent of vuelogin or dtlogin? Thanks.

[Claudio Cilloni]

I think XDMCP could be activated in Redhat, but I don't know exactly how.

in my RH73 system there are some files that has a reference about XDMCP.

in /etc/X11/xdm:
Xaccess
xdm-config
Xresources
Xservers

in /etc/kde/kdm:
Xaccess
Xservers

hth,
Claudio

[Mark Grant]

Jackie,It depends on a lot of things but for gnome I guess "gdm" should be running, for kde "kdm" should be running but the one that should always be there is "xdm".Having said this, all of the above will be able to start any desktop environment so choose the one that suits ou best.

[Alexander Chuzhoy]

edit the file /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
go to xdmcp section
locate the line strting with enable and change it to true..
then go to init 5
regards

I use x-win to connect from windows clients to redhat's X

[Jackie Baron]

Hi Guys,

I maybe was not so clear. But on my PC I want to get the X-windows login (the exact same as if I was directly at the Linux console) and then have the kde desktop displayed at my PC. I can do this no problem for HPUX and Solaris. In Reflections you can use generic UNIX/Linux xterms...you connect via telnet, provide a username and the host sends back an xterm but do you know the command to send back the entire kde desktop?
Am I making sense? Thanks

[Jackie Baron]

Alexander,

I did like you say but still I can't connect direct using XDMCP. xdm wasn't running (gdm was!) so I executed /usr/X11R6/bin/xdm as well but no joy. I can send xterms, xclock, xeyes, blah blah back to my PC, just can't get the X login screen and desktop.

[Huc_1 · Accepted solution]

from your linux as root do
#gdmsetup
on the XDMCP menu enable tick the enable XDMCP.

Make sure xdm is running

you should now see the linux node proposed when you run chooser or equivalent on an other x node.

keep us informed

J-P

[Mark Grant]

Jackie,In reflections, try setting up the connection to "direct" and specify the hostname of the linux box. A lot of people use that telnet thing from reflections and it really isn't the way to go. If you still have a problem, you need to edit $KDEDIR/share/config/kdm/Xaccess. It is well commented and is used to determine hosts that can get a kdm login or a chooser to choose different machines to log into. Of course, you'll need to have "kdm" running instead of xdm or gdm

[Murat SULUHAN]

Hi

check this url for linux and wrq reflection-x configurations

Best Regards
Murat

[Jackie Baron]

Huc,

Thanks. I got it working now. Thanks to you other guys as well. I did like you said including allowing all hosts to connect in the Xaccess file (though this is a bit lax in security) and I can get the Linux COE login now. Thank yew!