On Mon, 2 Mar 1998, Ossama Othman wrote: > Hi, > > I am trying to disable remote xdm logins from terminals and from some > remote xdm login widgets. I tried to modify the Xaccess file according to > the docs and then restarting xdm but I still can't seem to get xdm to stop > broadcasting to the rest of the machines on the same subnet that it is > accepting xdm logins. > > Could someone please explain how I can configure my debian system to stop > accepting xdm logins from remote machines?
Look at the file /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess, it is full of comments that describe the file's function and format: # The first form tells xdm which displays to respond to itself. # The second form tells xdm to forward indirect queries from hosts matching # the specified pattern to the indicated list of hosts. # The third form tells xdm to handle indirect queries using the chooser; # the chooser is directed to send its own queries out via the broadcast # address and display the results on the terminal. # The fourth form is similar to the third, except instead of using the # broadcast address, it sends DirectQuerys to each of the hosts in the list You are probably mostly interested in the first form. On my machine, where I haven't changed it, the first form entry reads: * #any host can get a login window If you change the "*" to "localhost" then I guess that would stop xdm from responding to any display (xserver) but the one on your console. Cheers, Joost -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .