Help!! problems in setting up XDMCP server with kdm

Deepak Chawla dchawla at cse.unl.edu
Sun Aug 25 17:33:59 BST 2002


Hi,
I'm having problems in setting up kdm as an XDMCP server. I followed the
XDMCP-HowTO document that I found on the web, but couldn't configure it.
Here's what my configuration files look like (uncommented portions
only). I hope someone can help me.
Thanks
deepak.

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/etc/kde/kdm/Xaccess


* 
				#any host can get a login window


* 
	CHOOSER BROADCAST	#any indirect host can get a chooser


%hostlist 
localhost # host-b

* 
	CHOOSER %hostlist	#

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/etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc

[Desktop0]
BackgroundMode=Flat
BlendBalance=100
BlendMode=NoBlending
ChangeInterval=60
Color1=84,119,160
Color2=192,192,192
CurrentWallpaper=0
LastChange=0
MinOptimizationDepth=1
MultiWallpaperMode=NoMulti
Pattern=
Program=
ReverseBlending=false
UseSHM=false
Wallpaper=linux_addict.jpg
WallpaperList=
WallpaperMode=NoWallpaper

[General]
PidFile=/var/run/kdm.pid
Xservers=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xservers

[Shutdown]
HaltCmd=/sbin/poweroff
LiloCmd=/sbin/lilo
LiloMap=/boot/map
RebootCmd=/sbin/reboot
UseLilo=true

[X-*-Core]
AllowNullPasswd=true
AllowRootLogin=true
AllowShutdown=Root
AutoReLogin=true
Reset=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xreset
Session=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xsession
Setup=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xsetup
Startup=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xstartup

[X-*-Greeter]
AntiAliasing=true
DefaultUser=sgeorge
EchoMode=OneStar
FailFont=helvetica,12,-1,5,75,0,0,0,0,0
FocusPasswd=true
GUIStyle=Light, 3rd revision
GreetFont=Helvetica [Adobe],18,-1,5,75,0,0,0,0,0
GreetString=Welcome to %s at %n
GreeterPosFixed=false
GreeterPosX=100
GreeterPosY=100
HiddenUsers=adm,alias,amanda,apache,bin,bind,cdwriter,daemon,exim,falken,ftp,games,gdm,gopher,halt,httpd,ident,ingres,kmem,lp,mail,mailnull,man,mta,mysql,named,news,nfsnobody,nobody,nscd,ntp,operator,pcap,pop,postfix,postgres,qmaild,qmaill,qmailp,qmailq,qmailr,qmails,radvd,reboot,rpc,rpcuser,rpm,sendmail,shutdown,squid,sympa,sync,tty,uucp,xfs,xten,
Language=en_US
LogoArea=Clock
LogoPixmap=
MaxShowUID=65535
MinShowUID=500
PreselectUser=Previous
SelectedUsers=dchawla,root,sgeorge,
SessionTypes=default,kde,failsafe,
ShowUsers=Selected
SortUsers=true
StdFont=helvetica,12,-1,5,50,0,0,0,0,0

[X-:*-Core]
AllowNullPasswd=true
AllowRootLogin=true
AllowShutdown=All
NoPassEnable=false
NoPassUsers=

[X-:0-Core]
AutoLogin1st=true
AutoLoginEnable=false
AutoLoginUser=dchawla

[Xdmcp]
Enable=true
Port=177
Willing=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xwilling
Xaccess=/usr/share/config/kdm/Xaccess

(I tried with/without the Port=177. :( )
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My XF86Config has the line

FontPath   "unix/:7100"

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Am I missing anything ?




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