how to add a remote login to XDMCP Chooser in the login window

abd_bela · 05-05-2017, 03:53 AM

Hi,

I want to log in a remote server using xdmcp from my local machine, unfortunately there is no chooser in my local login (I use lightdm).
How to add a remote connexion to the list in local login window?
I remember 8 or 9 years ago, in the login window (may be with xdm) there was a remote login in the list.

thank

pan64 · 05-05-2017, 04:17 AM

You can start probably here: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/html_single/XDMCP-HOWTO/#GDM

abd_bela · 05-05-2017, 12:36 PM

thanks for reply,
but the page is too old, I used it in the past,
but there are changes in gdm, and lightdm I amusing is recent.
regards

pan64 · 05-05-2017, 01:07 PM

yes, the page is old. But I started to work with remote xdmcp logins 20 years ago, and nowadays this remote access is not really often used. (or at least I don't know about that). So to refresh my memory this page is good enough.
The most important thing - I think - the message flow, which is described on that page very well. And that means for me:
you start a chooser which will send a willing message and collect the responses/available servers.

I hope it helps a bit (since there was no other answer)...