[PLUG] XDMCP and FC5 problem

[Jason R. Martin]

On 3/29/06, William A Morita <wamorita at hevanet.com> wrote:
> I do not seem to be able to get XDMCP working on FC5.
> I use cygwin from my XP box to access my multipled linux boxes.
> Up until now I have used the proceedure of:
>
> . From /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess file, uncomment the line "# * #any host can get
> a login window".
> . From /etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config file, comment out the line
> "DisplayManager.RequestPort: 0".
> . From /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf file, set the enable status to True (or 1) in
> [xdmcp] section.
> . From /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc file, set the enable status to True (or 1) in
> [xdmcp] section.
>
> Except with FC5, I cannot find gdm.conf and "Xwin.exe -query HOST" does not
> get a response from the FC5 box.
>
> I know that XDMCP is a security risk, but I am on my on internal network.
>
> I would be willing to change to a more secure remote desktop setup if
> someone would suggest one.
>
> Thanks in advance.

Try using gdmsetup to configure xdmcp.

Jason