X Manager for Linux( like Exceed or XManager )

maekundun · 01-28-2003, 04:20 AM

Hi ;

Do you know a software or settings in order to login other *nix systems graphically ?

I'm trying to find a software or I could not .

And there is no version of Exceed or XManager for Linux , isn't it ?

My Current System :

Redhat Linux 8.0 on HP Omnibook XE 4500.

Faecal · 01-28-2003, 05:03 AM

Simply ssh into these machines and run the X client application, using command line arguments to direct it to the X server running on your box if necessary. No special software is necessary, since unlike on a Windows box where you'd find Exceed et al, you're already running an X server (XFree86).

If you're not familiar with the client-server architecture of X, there are various introductory documents. Google is your friend.

acid_kewpie · 01-28-2003, 05:10 AM

the reason you've not found any software for it is that you don't need it. things like eXceed only exist in order to try to make things taken for granted under unix work in the world of windows. people used to using things in windows then seem to think there is this fantastic app that let's them use other compters, but don't realise that it's actually bog standard for unix systems. I've not actually tried it but it should be pretty trivial to connect a local login manager to a remote server (port 6000).

maekundun · 01-28-2003, 08:45 AM

In fact I know this steps :

-->Run telnet or ssh.
-->setenv DISPLAY ....
--> run software from remote like xclock &

But what about using login window (GUI ) from remote ( Like Sun Solaris X ).

I wanna login from my desktop from login window to other *nix via changing simply hostname.

acid_kewpie · 01-28-2003, 10:17 AM

i'll try and be bored enough to have a go at it tonight, it should be quite straightforward, you'll just need to tell your X login manager which server to connect to. gimme erm... 4 hours.

rockdw · 01-31-2003, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by maekundun
In fact I know this steps :

-->Run telnet or ssh.
-->setenv DISPLAY ....
--> run software from remote like xclock &

But what about using login window (GUI ) from remote ( Like Sun Solaris X ).

I wanna login from my desktop from login window to other *nix via changing simply hostname.

If you setenv DISPLAY after connecting with ssh, you will likely cause yourself grief. There is no reason to do it this way. Simply set your ssh session to allow X11Forwarding and it will "magically" redisplay the remote app on your desktop, and do it through an encrypted tunnel, too

acid_kewpie · 02-01-2003, 04:16 AM

should have everything you want to know...

http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/XDMCP-HOWTO/