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</author>
<revhistory>
<revision>
<revnumber>v0.05</revnumber>
<date>14 November 2000</date>
<authorinitials>kt</authorinitials>
<revremark>
Added cross-references to other Howtos
</revremark>
</revision>
<revision>
<revnumber>v0.04</revnumber>
<date>6 November 2000</date>
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This document describes the basic ideas for using XDM to manage
X terminals. It is not meant to be a comprehensive discussion
of all the features of XDM, but a gentle introduction to what XDM
can to for X terminals.
can do for X terminals.
</para>
<para>
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I probably ought to mention some details about the following at
some point ...
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>
Security and authentication schemes.
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Debugging problems with XDM.
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<xref linkend="resources"> for further information on the topics
discussed here.
</para>
<para>
A note on security : X (in its default configuration) and XDMCP are not
particularly secure. I am assuming that you are running X on a
'trusted' network and that security is not an issue.
For details of how to toughen up your X connections
(and more details about using the networking capabilities of X) please
refer to the 'Running Remote X Applications' Howto document, which is
also part of the LDP (see <xref linkend="resources">).
</para>
</sect2>
<!-- Section2: What is an X Terminal -->
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accomplish each goal. In most cases this means that the configuration
is also the least secure. Please refer to some of the additional
documentation listed in <xref linkend="resources">
for additional information about securing XDM and X terminals.
for additional information about securing XDM and X terminals
(in particular the 'Running Remote X Applications Howto').
</para>
<!-- Section2: Config Files -->
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described.
</para>
<para>
Many of the references listed below form part of the Linux Documentation
Project (LDP) : <ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org/">
http://www.linuxdoc.org/</ulink>
</para>
<para>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
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<listitem>
<para>
X User Howto (from the
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org">LDP</ulink>)
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org/">LDP</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Running Remote X Applications Mini Howto (from the
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org/">LDP</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
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<listitem>
<para>
X FAQ (on
<ulink url="http://www.x.org">www.x.org</ulink>)
<ulink url="http://www.x.org/">http://www.x.org/</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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<listitem>
<para>
Thin-client Howto Document (from the
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org">LDP</ulink>)
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org/">LDP</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Linux Terminal Server Project :
<ulink url="http://www.ltsp.org/">http://www.ltsp.org/</ulink>)
<ulink url="http://www.ltsp.org/">http://www.ltsp.org/</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Diskless Howto Document (from the
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org">LDP</ulink>)
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org/">LDP</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
<ulink url="http://dns.solucorp.qc.ca/xterminals">X terminal pages</ulink>
X terminal pages :
<ulink url="http://dns.solucorp.qc.ca/xterminals">http://dns.solucorp.qc.ca/xterminals</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
Richard Kaszeta :
<ulink url="http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta/unix/xterminal/">Converting old PCs into Standalone X Terminals
</ulink>)
Richard Kaszeta : Converting old PCs into Standalone X Terminals :
<ulink url="http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta/unix/xterminal/">http://www.menet.umn.edu/~kaszeta/unix/xterminal/
</ulink>
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
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</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term> XDM, etc
<term> XDM, XDMCP, etc
</term>
<listitem>
<para>
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Man pages : xdm
</para>
</listitem>
<listitem>
<para>
XDMCP Howto Document (from the
<ulink url="http://www.linuxdoc.org">LDP</ulink>)
</para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
</para>
</listitem>