Rick Hawkins wrote: > > > We'd like to set up some boxes that come up as xterminals, to be used on > > > the remote connections. I've found the -querey type options for startx, > > > but not for xdm. We really just want to turn old hardware into remote > > > heads on alphas. Can anyone make any suggestions? > > > > Let's call the computer that is supposed to be the X terminal 'local', and > > call the computer that it will connect to 'remote'. > > > > If you have xdm set up and running with the standard config files on > > 'remote', there should be no problem. On 'local', just run something like > > > # X -query <ip_of_remote> > > The problem, though, is that this requires that a user already be logged > into the local host. I need to find a way to use xdm, so that only the > remote host is logged into. logins on the local host add another layer > of complexity that those who allocate machines won't understand.
My approach has been to add something like this to /etc/inittab: X:2:respawn:/usr/X11R6/bin/X -indirect <foo> Then you don't need to log into the local computer, X is started automatically on boot querying the server. And if X crashes, it is automatically restarted by init. Any better solutions out there? -- see shy jo -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
