Note: The following configuration is only to be used within a trusted network only, as it is not secure
Requisites:
Linux host alpha (our example) with X11 environment (XServer) Linux host bravo (our example) with LightDM installed (XClient)
Objectives:
Remotely connect to LightDM on Linux XClient from XServer Disable XClient display (optional)
Edit
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
on the XClient (bravo) and add the following to the appropriate sections:
[LightDM] start-default-seat=false [SeatDefaults] xserver-allow-tcp=true [XDMCPServer] enabled=true
On host bravo restart the lightdm service, by running either:
service lightdm restart
or
invoke-rc.d lightdm restart
or any other way that your distro provides to restart a service
On host alpha run
X :1 -query bravo
and you should get a LightDM graphical login screen for bravo