xdmcp broken

[Jim]

Derek Broughton wrote:
> Jim wrote:
> 
>> Derek Broughton wrote:
>>> Jim wrote:
>>>
>>>> A few days ago I installed kde4 on my Kubuntu box.  Before the
>>>> installation I had xdmcp working so I could log into my kubuntu box
>>>> without having to go into the other room.  I would log in using Xming on
>>>> my windows xp box.  This worked fine.
>>>>
>>>> After installing kde4 nothing happens when I try to use Xming to log in.
>>>>   Xming opens with the grey screen and the black x.  I didn't change any
>>>> firewall settings on either box.
>>> Find the kdmrc file - it has an [xdmcp] section, where by default xdmcp
>>> is turned off.
>> Before I installed kde4 the /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc file allowed xdmcp.  I
>> had it turned on.  Here is the xdmcp section from that file.
> 
> ???
> 
> But you've now installed kde4 - why would you expect it to be
> using /etc/kde3/kdm/kdmrc?  That's why I said to "find" the kdmrc file -
> because I have no idea where it's going to be in the current kde4 version. 

I installed kde4 while leaving kde3 installed.  The kdmrc for kde 4 is at
/usr/lib/kde4/etc/kde4/kdm/kdmrc