Subject: Re: How to set up secure XDM ?
To: None <port-mac68k@NetBSD.org>
From: Kazuyuki Inanaga <happyday@pp.iij4u.or.jp>
List: port-mac68k
Date: 12/05/2006 01:02:55
Hi,

Thanks for the replies.

On 2006/12/04, at 4:06, Tim & Alethea Larson wrote:
> Kazuyuki Inanaga wrote:
>> By the way, have you already tried Hauke Fath's XDM setting ?
>> "Setting up the X Display Manager on NetBSD/mac68k"
>> http://la.causeuse.org/hauke/macbsd/xdm/
>
> I did, and it was very helpful,

Good! I'm glad :)

> but could never get the login screen customized as shown.

Is this?
http://la.causeuse.org/hauke/macbsd/xdm/xdm-login.gif

I get it with;
1) download the tarball
http://la.causeuse.org/hauke/macbsd/xdm/xdm-scripts.tar.bz2
2) copy and save original /etc/X11/xdm
3) move xdm-scripts/* to xdm/
4) start xdm

And my xdmserver(direct XDMCP connection) setting is;
in /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess, un-comment one line;
 >*                         #any host can get a login window
 >#*   CHOOSER BROADCAST    #any indirect host can get a chooser

in xdm-config, comment-out;
 >! DisplayManager.requestPort:     0

Do you see "XDM: too many retransmissions" on your xterminal??
If so, try comment-out "DisplayManager.requestPort:     0".

I guess, "xdm-scripts" is prepared for "indirect XDMCP connection". No?
I confirmed NetBSD/i386 machine (XFree86) works as a xdmserver,
of course? :p, my next step is setting up "indirect XDMCP connection".

I'm not sure about;
1) Is my prosedure(above) correct?
2) I'd like to use other Window Manager instead of twm.
    Where is ".xsession"? How Can I make it?
3) "Session Menu" is too large for my tiny monitor screen.


By the way, I'm happy because now I know there are many nice people
in this list.

Thanks,
Kazu Inanaga