Re: How to start up a remote session

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Allan Schaffer (aschaffe++at++macgyver.detroit.sgi.com)
Tue, 25 Oct 1994 14:46:43 -0400

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On Oct 25, 6:04pm, Richard Gallery wrote:
>
> I am able to start my Performer application up on my Onyx from an
> Indigo, using rsh to start up the Performer application. The problem
> with this is that I still have to log onto the Onyx to start up a
> window server on it before it will accept my Performer application.
> So what I need to be able to do is remotely start up a window server
> on the Onyx from my Indigo.

You should be able to accomplish the same thing by using the
"autologin" feature. Write a script that will create an
/etc/autologin file containing the username to be logged in, touch
/etc/autologin.on, and restart the X server (or perhaps xdm as well).

man autologin for all the details.

Allan

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