On Sun, 2 Jan 2005 09:56:34 -0800 (PST), Ridge Chittenden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > <snip> > > OK, but that's what I don't really understand. Which > machine is running X? > > Machine A (adam) is running gdm. From machine B > (byron), I log on to adam's gdm screen, which is > delivered by XDMCP. When I log on to adam from byron, > I use an adam user account; the display is on byron. > (adam has no monitor, keyboard or mouse.) > > Is it adam or byron that needs the XF86Config-4? If > adam, what sort of "monitor" settings should I use, as > two machines with different kinds of monitors log on > to adam over XDMCP?
"byron" is running X. I believe if you edit /etc/gdm/gdm.conf you can make gdm not load a local (on adam) gui. When you connect to a machine with gdm (or xdm or any other display manager) you are essentially logging onto that machine. It's like using SSH to log into a shell, only your machine running X (byron) has the capability to display graphics. Any applications you run on adam (say Mozilla) will connect to $DISPLAY (it's an environment variable) in this case byron; and byron will display with the application on adam says to display. -- Darryl [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://smartssa.com / http://darrylclarke.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
