The Definitive Guides to the X Window System / X Window System Administrator's Guide
For X11 Release 4 and Release 5
Published on 10. November 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
372 pages
978-0-937175-83-5 (ISBN)
Description
This book is devoted to the issues of system administration for X and X-based networks, written for anyone faced with the job of administering X (including those running X on stand-alone workstations). The guide is available either alone or packaged with the XCD. The CD provides X source code and binaries to complement the book's instructions for installing the software. It contains over 600 megabytes of X11 source code and binaries stored in ISO9660 and RockRidge formats. This will allow several types of UNIX workstations to mount the CD-ROM as a filesystem, browse through the source code and install pre-built software.
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Linda Mui started working for O'Reilly & Associates in 1986. She was first hired as a production assistant, later became an apprentice system administrator, and now is a writer. Her first writing job was for termcap and terminfo, which she co-authored with John Strang and Tim O'Reilly. She also wrote Pick BASIC, on programming applications for Pick systems. In between writing jobs, Linda works on troff macros and tools for the O'Reilly & Associates production staff. Linda was raised in the Bronx, New York and now lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Lately she has been trying to improve herself by learning how to swim, play billiards, and accessorize. Eric Pearce is an author and technical resource for O'Reilly & Associates. In addition to co-authoring this book, he is also responsible for developing CD-ROM companion disks for books produced by O'Reilly & Associates. Eric's interests include promoting public domain software, Internet connectivity, and network services. Before coming to work for O'Reilly & Associates, Eric worked as a systems programmer for Boston University, which he also attended as a student. His favorite activities include bicycling, snowboarding, rock climbing, and dangerous sports.
Content
Preface How to Use this Book Assumptions Related Documents Font Conventions Used in This Book Request for Comments Bulk Sales Information Acknowledgments Chapter 1 An Introduction to X Administration 1.1 The Design of X11 1.1.1 Display Servers 1.1.2 Clients and Resources 1.1.3 Toolkits and GUIs 1.2 X Administration 1.2.1 Installing X 1.2.2 Supporting Users 1.2.3 Maintaining Software 1.2.4 Maintaining Multiple Machines 1.2.5 A Philosophy of X Administration Chapter 2 The X User Environment 2.1 The Configured X Session 2.1.1 The Twilight Zone 2.2 Components of the X Environment 2.2.1 Window Managers 2.2.2 Customizing Clients 2.2.2.1 The -fn Command-line Option 2.2.2.2 The -geometry Command-line Option 2.2.2.3 Specifying Colors 2.2.2.4 Using Resources 2.2.3 The Startup Script 2.2.3.1 The Foreground Process 2.3 The Shell Environment 2.3.1 Setting the DISPLAY Variable 2.3.1.1 Complications with Display Names 2.3.2 Redefining the Search Path 2.3.2.1 Setting the Search Path for OpenWindows Support 2.3.2.2 Setting the Search Path for Mixed Environments 2.3.3 xterm Issues 2.3.3.1 xterm and Terminal Emulation 2.3.3.2 The Resize Client 2.3.3.3 xterm and the Login Shell (C Shell) 2.3.4 Starting Remote Clients 2.3.4.1 Starting a Remote Client with rsh 2.4 Startup Methods 2.4.1 xinit and startx 2.4.2 Differences Between .xinitrc and .xsession 2.5 Related Documentation Chapter 3 The X Display Manager 3.1 xdm Concepts 3.2 xdm Configuration Files 3.3 xdm the Easy Way 3.4 Troubleshooting xdm 3.5 Customizing xdm 3.5.1 The Master Configuration File (xdm-config) 3.5.2 Listing X Servers (the Xservers File) 3.5.2.1 Xservers Syntax 3.5.3 xdm Host Access Control: the Xaccess File (R5 Only) 3.5.3.1 Direct and Broadcast Access 3.5.3.2 Indirect Access and the Chooser 3.5.3.3 Using Macros 3.5.3.4 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Chooser 3.5.4 The Xresources File 3.5.4.1 Configuring the Login Box 3.5.4.2 The xconsole Client 3.5.5 Starting Up Individual X Sessions (the Xsession File) 3.5.5.1 No Home Directory? (R5) 3.5.6 Display Classes 3.6 Testing Your xdm Setup 3.6.1 Resetting the Keyboard 3.6.2 Restarting xdm Using xdm-pid (R4 and Later) 3.6.3 Rereading XDM Configuration Files (R3) 3.7 Permanent Installation of xdm 3.8 Related Documentation Chapter 4 Security 4.1 Host-based Access Control 4.1.1 The /etc/Xn.hosts File 4.1.2 The xhost Client 4.1.3 Problems with Host-based Access Control 4.2 Access Control with MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 4.2.1 Using MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 with xdm 4.2.2 The xauth Program 4.2.3 Using MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE with xinit 4.2.4 xauth vs. xhost 4.3 The XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 Mechanism (R5) 4.4 The SUN-DES-1 Mechanism (R5) 4.4.1 Public Key Encryption 4.4.2 Prerequisites for Using SUN-DES-1 4.4.3 Using SUN-DES-1 with xdm 4.4.4 Using SUN-DES-1 with xinit 4.4.5 Adding Another User with SUN-DES-1 4.4.6 xterm and SUN-DES-1 4.4.7 Troubleshooting SUN-DES-1 4.5 xterm and Secure Keyboard 4.6 Other Security Issues 4.6.1 The Console xterm (R4 and Earlier) 4.6.2 The Console and xdm (R5) 4.6.3 Hanging the Server Remotely (R3) 4.6.4 Reading the Framebuffer (Sun Workstations) 4.6.5 Removing Files in /tmp 4.6.6 The Network Design 4.7 Related Documentation Chapter 5 Font Management 5.1 Fonts on the X Window System 5.1.1 xlsfonts 5.1.2 xfd 5.1.3 xfontsel 5.1.4 The Font Path 5.1.5 The Font Directory File 5.1.6 The fonts.scale File (R5 only) 5.1.7 Wildcards 5.1.8 Aliases 5.1.8.1 The FILE_NAMES_ALIAS Alias 5.2 All About Fonts 5.2.1 Bitmap Versus Outline Fonts 5.2.2 Font Formats 5.2.3 Format Conversion Tools 5.3 Adding New Fonts 5.3.1 Adding a Single Font 5.3.2 Adding Multiple Fonts 5.3.2.1 Multiple Font Example 5.3.3 Problems with Running Vendor-specific Clients 5.3.4 DECWindows Examples 5.3.4.1 Aliasing 5.3.4.2 DECWindows Conversion 5.3.5 AIXWindows Example 5.3.6 OpenWindows Example 5.3.6.1 Aliasing 5.3.6.2 OpenWindows Conversion 5.3.6.3 Converting from X11/NeWS to PCF or SNF 5.3.6.4 More Conversions 5.4 Providing Fonts Over the Network 5.5 The R5 Font Server 5.5.1 The Configuration File 5.5.2 Installing the Font Server 5.5.2.1 Testing By Hand 5.5.2.2 Changing BSD Boot Files 5.5.2.3 Changing System V Boot Files 5.5.2.4 Changing AIX Boot Files 5.5.3 Font Server Name Syntax 5.5.4 Debugging the Font Server 5.5.5 Font Server Clients 5.5.6 The Font Path and the Font Server 5.5.7 Hostname Aliases 5.5.8 A Font Server Example 5.6 Related Documentation Chapter 6 Color 6.1 Color Specification in Release 4 and Earlier 6.1.1 RGB Color Names 6.1.2 Numeric Color Values 6.1.3 Adding Your Own Color Names (RGB) 6.1.4 Fixing a Corrupted Color Database 6.2 Color Specification in Release 5 (Xcms) 6.2.1 Xcms Color Names 6.2.2 Adding Your Own Color Names in Xcms 6.2.3 Xcms Database Example 6.2.4 Device Profiles 6.3 Related Documentation Chapter 7 X Terminals 7.1 Buying an X Terminal: What's What 7.1.1 Monitors 7.1.1.1 Screen Size 7.1.1.2 Resolution 7.1.1.3 Depth 7.1.1.4 Refresh Rate 7.1.2 Keyboard and Mouse 7.1.3 X Server Software 7.1.4 Special Features 7.1.5 Memory Configuration 7.1.6 Network Interface 7.2 X Terminal Setup 7.3 Network Setup 7.3.1 Getting the IP Address Using RARP 7.3.2 Getting Information Using BOOTP 7.3.3 Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) 7.3.4 Setting Up the Network on the X Terminal 7.3.5 Debugging Hints 7.3.5.1 Error Messages 7.3.5.2 Updating the arp Table 7.3.5.3 Name Server Problems 7.4 Fonts on X Terminals 7.4.1 Font Formats 7.4.2 The Font Server (R5) 7.4.3 Choosing TFTP or NFS for Font Access 7.4.3.1 Reading Fonts Using TFTP 7.4.3.2 Reading Fonts Using NFS 7.5 Configuring for the X Display Manager 7.5.1 Configuring the X Terminal for xdm 7.5.2 Configuring an R5 Host 7.5.3 Configuring an R4 Host 7.5.4 Configuring xdm Without XDMCP 7.5.5 Setting Up Server Access Control 7.6 Remote Configuration of X Terminals 7.6.1 Remote Configuration on NCD Terminals 7.6.2 Remote Configuration on Visual Terminals 7.6.3 Remote Configuration on Tektronix Terminals 7.7 Reconfiguring the Host 7.7.1 Increasing the Number of Processes 7.7.2 Increasing the Number of Pseudo-ttys 7.7.3 Increasing the Amount of Swap Space 7.7.3.1 Swapping to a File 7.7.3.2 Swapping to a Disk 7.8 Related Documentation Chapter 8 Building the X Window System 8.1 Installation Issues 8.1.1 Should You Use MIT Source? 8.1.2 Types of Vendor-supplied X Distributions 8.1.2.1 X from Your OS Vendor 8.1.2.2 X from a Third Party 8.1.3 X Source Code from MIT 8.1.4 Complete or Client-only Distribution? 8.1.5 Installing Multiple X Releases 8.2 Source Preparation 8.2.1 Do You Have Enough Disk Space? 8.2.2 Is Your Platform Supported? 8.2.3 Applying OS Patches 8.2.4 Applying X Patches 8.2.5 Creating a Link Tree (Optional) 8.3 Simplest Case Build 8.4 Host Problems 8.4.1 Disk Space 8.4.1.1 Changing the tmp Directory Using TMPDIR (Ultrix and HP-UX) 8.4.1.2 Changing the tmp Directory Using -temp (SunOS) 8.4.2 Shared Library Installation (SunOS) 8.4.3 NFS Installation 8.4.3.1 NFS Installation Without Root Access 8.4.3.2 Installation Over the Network (rdist) 8.4.4 Installing the termcap or terminfo Definition for xterm 8.5 Simple Configuration 8.5.1 Configuration Parameters 8.5.1.1 site.def 8.5.1.2 The ProjectRoot Flag 8.5.1.3 The Platform Configuration File (platform.cf) 8.5.2 Configuration Example 1 8.5.3 Configuration Example 2 8.5.4 Configuration Example 3 8.5.5 Configuration Example 4 8.5.6 Configuration Example 5 8.5.7 Other Build Flags 8.5.7.1 Xterm Build Flags 8.6 Building Programs After X Is Installed 8.6.1 xmkmf 8.6.2 Include Files 8.6.3 Libraries 8.7 More About imake 8.7.1 The make Program 8.7.2 The C Preprocessor 8.7.3 Imake Syntax 8.7.3.1 Comments in imake 8.7.3.2 Multi-line Macros (