Re: Configuring GNOME to automatically start screensaver after user logged in - Fedora Core 6

Just to let everybody know that I found exactly what I was looking
for... here:
http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/x0.html

Since I have X11 and not XFree86, the configuration file that should be
modified is the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file. Otherwise, the link above
explains everything!

I can now remotely connect to the native X (real X) display of the
remote server without having to log into the remote server first
locally. Thanks again for everybody's help.

Brian

Brian wrote:
Unfortunately this is the only linux server in my network... so I
wasn't able to try connecting via F10 at the login screen. However I
did connect to the linux server using XDMCP successfully from a client
designed for Windows XP.

From this I noticed that, yes I was able to log in to the remote
server, but the desktop that I logged into was NOT the desktop that
APPEARS from the video out of the remote server (i.e. the desktop you
would see on the remote server's monitor).

It appears as though connecting via XDMCP creates a virtual desktop and
doesn't connect to the real X display.

However, this might be because I'm using the Windows client. If I were
to connect via XDMCP from a another linux server, will it allow me to
control the real X display of the remote server? Or will it too create
a virtual display?

I'd like to control the real X display of the remote server because I
have the remote server connected to a TV. Watching audio or video on a
virtutal desktop via XDMCP will not come through the remote's server
video out to a connected monitor or TV.

By the real X desktop/dislay, I'm refering to the desktop that is
displayed via the monitor out or s-video out connections.

Do you get what I'm trying to get at here? Let me know if any further
explanation is required?

Thanks!!!

Brian


Marko Nurmenniemi wrote:
Brian wrote:
Reading up it seems that XDMCP can connect to the real X display. I
can't seem to figure out how thouhg... Does anybody know hot to
configure this properly?

When I connect via Linux Termial Services Client from Windows to the
Linux box, it presents me with a login and I am able to log in.
However, the TV attached to the server shows the REAL desktop and it's
still at the login screen. Not quite what I'm looking for.

Marko Nurmenniemi wrote:
Tore Skogly wrote:
Brian wrote:

If anybody knows how to configure VNC to use the real X display
(desktop 0) that would also solve my problem, but from what I've read
that cannot be done.
Just a wild guess, but this might be what you're looking for:
http://www.penlug.org/twiki/bin/view/Main/TightVNC

Check the section "Running VNC as your "desktop""

Go for xdcmcp and enable remote login from other machines.
System -> Administrator -> Login Screen

This allows you to login from a remote machine with F10 and selecting
the machine (if they are in the same network). I use this all the time.
All other seem to work easy but sound is muted.

-M

What is exactly the problem you are facing with XDMCP?

Once this is enable on the server side, you need to go to the client
machine and (from the login screen) press F10 to see all Remote login
enabled servers in your network. Select the one you want to login and go
ahead.

-M

.

Relevant Pages

  • Re: -:() Process
    ... because that's just the command line name of your X server ... your login process, i.e. the one process started at login time. ... it just may be that your display ... multiple X sessions running, the other sessions will have different ...
    (comp.os.linux.security)
  • Re: -:() Process
    ... because that's just the command line name of your X server ... your login process, i.e. the one process started at login time. ... it just may be that your display ... multiple X sessions running, the other sessions will have different ...
    (comp.os.linux.security)
  • Putty text during login
    ... after login and the display of the ... my .profile and the default profiles and have not found anything. ... I log into server1 but the name for server ...
    (comp.unix.aix)
  • Re: Cant get linked servers to work
    ... No login credentials are being passed to the remote server. ... Have you tried with a SQL Login to see if the basics parts ...
    (microsoft.public.sqlserver.connect)
  • Re:Distributed Queries
    ... server is through Windows NT login and this Username has ... as a login on remote server and has appropriate rights to ... >to Windows Authentication. ...
    (microsoft.public.sqlserver.security)