[LightDM] Using LightDM as a headless XDMCP server without physical graphics card

[Jeffrey Langerak]

Hi Robert,

No problem, better a late answer than no answer at all :).

I've set the parameter in the configuration file and at least LightDM 
seems to start now. Will try to connect to it when I'm home.

Thanks!

Jeffrey

Op 29-02-12 01:03, Robert Ancell schreef:
> Hi Jeffery,
>
> Sorry for the late reply
>
> Glad to hear XDMCP is working well!
>
> I think you just need to add the following to /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf:
>
> [LightDM]
> start-default-seat=false
>
> This will stop the default X server from being started.
>
> --Robert
>
> On 13 February 2012 20:11, Jeffrey Langerak<j.langerak at me.com>  wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm currently testing the XDMCP functionality of LightDM which seems to work
>> flawless, however, there is one issue which I cannot resolve:
>>
>> The machine I am using for my setup is a dedicated machine running some
>> VM's, these VM's don't have any graphics card associated and run headless
>> and the only form of command is via a web interface or SSH.
>>
>> LightDM seems to use the /dev/fb0 device as graphics card, but that does not
>> exists on a VM.
>>
>> My queston is, how can I use LightDM to run as a headless XDMCP server
>> without the need of a physical present graphics card? The configuration docs
>> did not shed any light on this usage.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Kind regards,
>>
>> Jeffrey Langerak
>>
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