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How do i get a full desktop in an X-Windows session??

Ok, on the actual terminal of my Solaris 8 server if I right mouse click on the desktop I get a drop down menu. How while running an X remote session can I get this menu to be accessable when I right mouse click? Is there a command I need to run in the remote terminal to open a new window running the desktop?

Brian Utterback

Okay, I think that now you are back to where I suggested before. You need to run the CDE window manager. /usr/dt/bin/dtwm &

yuzh

If you use some kind of X server for PC (or Linux/*nix machine) to access to the Solaris machine, setup an XDMCP connection (use FULL Screen) , in your login screen, choose CDE
desktop, you will get the full CDE screen on your local machine.

omarfarid

If the system is on the same network (same subnet) and you are running X Windows S/W on Windows XP or so (e.g. exceed or X-Win32) then you may run the X windows on the pc to do an XDMCP broadcast / query and it will get you those systems in a list which you can select from. Once connected and logged in you will get the full desktop.

If it is on a system that is on a different network, then you need to run an X Windows manager like the one blu suggested.

mokn

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At this point I do have Cygwin-X working to give me a terminal window and launch any apps. When I run /usr/dt/bin/dtwm & to bring up the CDE in my X Terminal window it returns the following
[1] 17640

I have tried to run XDMCP broadcast on the same network and I am not getting anything back. I belive that is being done on port 177, and I am seeing on the sniffer and the solaris server that the port is not active.

omarfarid

Ok, try as root

cd /etc/init.d
./dtlogin start

then try with the XDMCP broadcast

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mokn

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Yes this got me what I needed!!! Thanks