Re: Gnome/Linux login/session host for a Solaris appserver

Jérôme Warnier <[email protected]> Thu, 05 Feb 2004 20:31:49 +0100
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Le mar 03/02/2004 =E0 11:40, Terje J. Hanssen a =E9crit :
> J=E9r=F4me Warnier wrote:
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> > Le lun 02/02/2004 =E0 03:32, Terje J. Hanssen a =E9crit :
> >  > 1) Does Gnome (like xdm and CDE) use Xaccess to restrict which XDMCP
> >  > clients are allowed to connect, or are there other ways to do it?
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> > You can continue to use XDM, or use the GNOME Display Manager (GDM),
> > which you'll find is easier to configure.
> >
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> I intend to use GDM. But does GDM use the configuration file Xaccess or=20
> another way to restrict which XDMCP clients (by hostname or IP address)=20
> are given allowance to connect and get at remote login window (Greeter,=20
> gdmlogin)?
> As long as could see when enabling XDMCP, only the number of hosts or=20
> concurrent sessions can be specified.
It seems you found it uses the same system as tcpwrappers.
Great, I didn't know it.

> >  > 2) How to include the SJDS host as fontserver in the query?
> > It depends on your X server (so, running on the client). Most accept
> > using values retrieved by DHCP, ...
> >
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> I don't understand what you really meant here.
> But would e.g this command on the SS1 XDMCP client work to attach the=20
> SJDS/Gnome host also as a fontserver (and login/session host)?:
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> X -nobanner -query -fp tcp:/SJDShost:7100 SJDShost
I don't know the behavior of your specific X server (X), but it seems
reasonable, as long as SJDShost also runs a X Font Server which shares
its fonts on port 7100/TCP.
It seems like a good command-line for XFree86.

> >  > 3) In addition I wish install the lacking themes Bright and Esco, wh=
ich
> >  > are suggested for 8 bit color support.
> > Are these GTK/GNOME themes, or GDM themes?
> >
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> This problem/question has been solved on the gnome themes list at:
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> http://lists.gnome.org/archives/gnome-themes-list/2004-February/msg00003.=
html
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> Thanks,
> Terje J. Hanssen
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