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Bug 167848 - Ability to log on to remote computer using SSH and X forwarding
Ability to log on to remote computer using SSH and X forwarding
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 322155
Product: gdm
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: GDM maintainers
GDM maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-02-18 21:28 UTC by Ville Ranki
Modified: 2006-01-13 00:39 UTC
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Description Ville Ranki 2005-02-18 21:28:35 UTC 
Here's a idea that would be  useful and not too hard to implement:

-User clicks on "Connect to remoter computer .. " button in GDM
-User could enter a remote host to connect to and a username.
-GDM would connect to host using SSH with X forwarding enabled and
ask password
-GDM would start a empty X server and execute gnome-session 
(or other session) on the remote computer
-User could use the remote computer securely but with XDMCP-like 
functionality!


This can be tried by logging in with failsafe (xterm) session,
ssh to remote computer, and running gnome-session. But it would
be great to gave this feature built in GDM.
Comment 1 Brian Cameron 2005-04-12 18:14:23 UTC 
Sounds like a great feature.  I'd accept a patch.  I know the GDM Xserver script
turns on ssh.  Does this not get used with XDMCP?
Comment 2 Brian Cameron 2006-01-13 00:39:47 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 322155 ***