The default Bodhi Xserver starts with -nolisten tcp - and while I get that this is more secure, I need to let the Xserver listen for TCP connections for a couple of work-related apps that simply are old-school X, and won't be changed. Ssh port-forwarding does not work here. These apps take the value of $DISPLAY and open X clients on the local server - but based on passing this variable on to another host. Thus, it requires $DISPLAY to be in the form nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn:nn

So, I have looked, but cannot get the Xserver to start without "-nolisten tcp". How does this get configured?

Quote: "The X server is usually started from the X Display Manager program xdm(1) or a similar display manager program"...

HTH.

Well, thank you for the admonishment. It is *so* much help when someone tells you to read the man pages.

But I was looking for some bodhi linux expert, not a crackpot.

I have modified the file /etc/X11/xinit/xserverrc - the line in that file is
exec /usr/bin/X -nolisten tcp "$@"

I took out the "-nolisten tcp", and restarted X, rebooted. No change. So, is the Xserver compiled with this hardcoded?

I must add that in ubuntu, you can change a variable in /etc/gdm/gdm.conf which changes the behavior. Same with other window managers. In bodhi, I am perplexed because there is lxdm and enlightenment and I have been unable to discover which one changes the X server behavior.

No need to get touchy. You didn't write that you did that already.

I can't prove it but I doubt that the Xserver was compiled with this hardcoded. From my limited experience with x I'd guess that it is a side effect from some other option (which I can't pinpoint in the man page). I guess you'll have to wait anyhow for the expert you hoped for .

Sorry to touch on the man pages again . I found That of any help?

I have isolated the problem a bit more. I installed xdm and made it the default login manager. When I logged in, the X process was not running with "-nolisten tcp" - so I know that the Xserver on my machine can be started the way I need it to be.
So, the issue is with lxdm. I really like the way the bodhi linux developers integrated everything with E17 and I don't want to give that up. There has to be a way to configure lxdm with Xserver arguments. I just do not know what file to edit, and in what form the variable gets set.

We choose LXDM because it is light and fairly basic.

For what you are looking to do is there a reason you can't just install/use GDM as it seems to support what you need?

~Jeff

From the sound of it I'd guessed that LXDM is closest to XDM. Am I wrong or why do you suggest DDM?