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can't connect through XDMCP with the new 8.1

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User pcdwarf
Incident Number 4783
Date 2001/11/27 18:29
Status Incident closed
Paid No

Product 8.1
Architecture x86_32
Scope XFree 86

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pcdwarf : 27/11/01 06:29 PM : Incident created
-   I had a linux box with mandrake 7.2
Because I had no monitor for this machine, I used to connect a windows X server through the network (I used XDMCP)

I updated to 8.1 and now it is just impossible to connect...
(the X server is launched but I have no login window)

As a test, I tried to use
X -query localhost :1.0 on the linux machine but it is exactly the same...
(the X server runs but ther is no login window)

I searched for some howto on the net and it was specified to modify /etc/rd.d/init.d/xfs and to put
daemon xfs -droppriv -daemon -port 7100
(The config file had -port -1)
I check the line "any host can get a login window" in /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess
I also put port 177 in xdm-config

but it doesn't change anything

Does someone have some experience about it....

 
yroagoex : 27/11/01 08:56 PM : Reply received
-   to see if your port 177 is open type in a console
$ lsof -i
or
$ netstat -an

I think is closed,
and you don't use xdm but gdm or kdm as login manager
for gdm edit
/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
and in section xdmcp
put
Enable=true

same think for kdm but the fili is kdmrc and I'm not sure for the path
/sur/X11R6/share/kdm/kdmrc ?

 
pcdwarf : 27/11/01 11:46 PM : More info requested
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pcdwarf : 27/11/01 11:50 PM : Reply received
-   I tried
netstat -an | grep 177

it didn't return anything...
so, the tcp port 177 is closed ??
how can I open it ?

 
pcdwarf : 28/11/01 12:05 AM : More info provided
-   I'm sory for disorganiastion in teses new comments... this is my very first use of this question/reply system.

just another detail : I looked for gdm or gdm in /etc/X11
and i didn't find it...

here is a text file with the ls -la output


Attachment
 
pcdwarf : 28/11/01 12:18 AM : More info provided
-   i found kdmrc

on my machine, it is located in

/usr/share/config/kdm/kdmrc

it put Enable=true in the XDMCP section (it was set to false)

it still don't work...

(note that port 117 isn't open and I don't know how to do it)

 
yroagoex : 28/11/01 10:15 AM : Reply received
-   you must restart your X server
to be sure config files are reload
type
$ init 3
to switch to run level 3 (whitout X)and
$ init 5
to return to run level 5

your port 177 will be openned

 
pcdwarf : 28/11/01 05:33 PM : Incident closed
-   thanks
It is working well
( very quick answers...)
thanks again



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