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From: jimd@dutton4.it.siu.edu (Jim Dutton)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.amiga,comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: XDM and "remote desktops" ?
Date: 2 Apr 1997 21:21:03 GMT
Organization: Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
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In article <87n2rh8vmr.fsf@mirriwinni.cse.rmit.edu.au>,
Phillip Musumeci <phillip@mirriwinni.cse.rmit.edu.au> writes:
> You can also do this with X directly. Login on your console and enter
>
> X -query my.remote.host
>
> So long as XDM is running on my.remote.host (and is configured to manage
> your X server), then it will take over management of your X server and
Ah - here begs the question, "what kind of configuration should be in place
for XDM to "manage" my local X-server? I have played with Xservers, but to
no avail, so far.
> throw a login window up on it. You can then login as if you were on a
> typical xterminal. Actually, if my.remote.host is already managing some
> xterminals in your net, then it might already be configured to manage your
> particular X server.
The remote X-served machine is already running X, but is not yet configured
to manage any non-local X-server sessions (yet).