Using Xmanager to connect to remote CentOS 7 via XDMCP Gnome in CentOS 7 tries to use local hardware acceleration and this becomes a problem when trying to connect remotely using XDMCP. To avoid this problem, you have to use an alternative display manager (other than ‘gdm’) and desktop environment. This guide explains how you can change the display manager to lightdm from gdm and desktop environment from Gnome to Xfce. Switching display manager from gdm to lightdm Add a…
Last time we discussed accessing remote hosts via Secure XDMCP. But what if your server has insufficient memory and you only need to run certain X applications, not an entire desktop environment. Using Xmanager, you can utilize the X11 forwarding of the SSH protocol to securely run X applications. The SSH protocol not only secures the X11 connection but also makes it easy to connect to X applications beyond the NAT gateway, so a user from a private IP network…
Let’s say you’re given the task of setting up a bunch of thin clients connecting to a Linux server for non tech-savvy users. These users just need access to the Gnome environment, email, web browsing, etc. You need something easy, reliable, and most of all secure. Unless you’re on a wired network that you 100% trust, you probably shouldn’t use XDMCP as your traffic is not encrypted. Plus, XDMCP requires setting up port forwarding or opening ports. But there is…
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