Subject:
Re: Xwindows: XDM mode
From:
Jordi Guillaumes i Pons <jguilla-at-attglobal-dot-net@nospam.please>
Date:
Tue, 02 Jul 2002 23:50:01 GMT
Newsgroups:
comp.os.vms

Andy wrote:
That is my goal.... sort of. When using X in Mac OS X
with my VMS system I would prefer to use the CDE desktop
that I already have configured instead the window manager
I have on my Mac.
I've lost the firsts messages of this thread. I think you're trying to get a full-screen CDE remote session on your Mac running X, isn't it?

I don't have a Mac. I do it using a PC running linux or FreeBSD, or even XFree86 under Win2k using cygwin. Perhaps you'll find some of this useful:

- First, I fire up a second X server on the PC:

$ X :1 -ac

(Beware, the "-ac" part disables X access control. I realize you will be doing this in your private LAN, so there are no security concerns...).

- Second, I log in the VMS system (a VAX, actually, so no CDE) and:

$ SET DISPLAY/CREATE/NODE=thepc/TRANSP=tcpip/SERVER=1
$ RUN SYS$SYSTEM:DECW$STARTLOGIN

(that last command needs privs).

And... voilą! The Decwindows login screen appears on the remote X display. Once I login, I get the native desktop, including the window manager. BTW, even with a VAX the performace is acceptable.

I'm sure it could be improved, using rsh to fire a command procedure, or even a TASK decnet object. One of these days I'll try it :).

Hope this helps.