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KDM over VNC
I am trying to get KDM working over VNC for the first time. The system is running FreeBSD 6.3.
I know that KDE has a built-in VNC server, but I cannot find an option to enable it for KDM. I have also tried TightVNC. I am able to use TightVNC to start a KDE session, but have thus far been unable to make KDM work with it. Any help would be appreciated! Thanks |
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You need to configure vnc to start using inetd and allow kdm to respond to xdmcp requests. Should not need anything else.
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I have tried that basic methodology. The only result was that KDM was no longer visible at its own monitor.
Do you have (or know of) an actual guide to doing this? Thanks |
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What steps have you followed? You should still have local login.
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Just like we had said, above. Config inetd to start vncserver. kdmrc set to xdmcp, with the default port 177.
At first, I left the vncserver's xstartup file as stock. When that didn't work, I tried replacing startx with startkde, kdm, and xdm. Nothing worked. But, as previously mentioned, I did manage to rob my local screen of the KDM login. That was just lovely. After I restored all the files back to their original state - from backup copies, no less - my KDM login screen is different. It's quite a bit less attractive now. I guess whatever theme/skin it had been using somehow got changed. Ain't that skippy. And I KNOW that I didn't mess with any theming. *sigh* So... Unless someone has an actual, tested and verified method... I guess I'll just stick to having the vncserver autostart with a root user. It's good enough for administration purposes. |
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The most recent vnc server configuration I've done has been on opensolaris. That required the following step, translated to FreeBSD
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Sorry if this is what you have already done. I don't believe any other files need to be configured, just restart inetd and restart kdm. |
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Yeah. That's what I'd already done. It hosed things up.
And, I'm still uncertain about is the xstartup script. I would assume that "startx" is not the correct way to launch KDM... but I have yet to stumble across what is the correct way. I might play with it some more over the weekend... but I really hate wasting this much time just fumbling in the dark. |
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You can't have a kdm session without editing /etc/ttys.
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What do I need to edit in /etc/ttys?
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From the handbook
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