Eric, Sorry about that. The configuration parameter in the file sterminal.conf called "xsession" has a default value of "/etc/X11/Xsession". Change that to "startkde" and that will cause the server to start a kde session for that s-terminal login. You can put any "start an x-session" parameter here as long as the server can start that type of session. There is also a textbox in the s-terminal login panel called "Command" where you can override this setting for a particular login. Not very intuitive, but useful. Finally, each user can have a ~/.sterminal.conf file and have a user specific value for the xsession. I didn't think to include this information because it was so specific to s-terminal. My bad. However, s-terminal is a neat script for setting up a simple x-terminal that tunnels through ssh. The login parameters are also sent via ssh. Without a lot of fuss, I was able to set up a wireless s-terminal using an old Pentium 233 MHz laptop. I used a bare bones Debian installation with ssh and x-windows-core. It is blazing fast compared to running kde locally on the laptop. Information on S-Terminal can be found at http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/stirling/computergeek/xterminal.html (the version I am using) and http://ayesha.phys.virginia.edu/~bryan/projects/knoppix/sterminal/. Cheers! Mark On Friday 25 August 2006 06:24 pm, Eric "Shubes" wrote: > And you don't specify what it was (for posterity)? ;) > > Mark Phillips wrote: > > Please disregard - I found the configuration parameter. > > > > Mark > > > > On Friday 25 August 2006 12:34 pm, Mark Phillips wrote: > >> What determines the desktop that the user sees when he/she logs in from a > >> remote terminal? Is it a parameter in a file on the server? On the > >> X-terminal? In an vault on the Klingon home world? > >> > >> Here is the problem: > >> > >> 1. When I log into the server I get a kde desktop that I have configured. > >> > >> 2. When I use "X -query " from a remote X-terminal to the same > >> server, I get my usual KDE desktop on the X-terminal. > >> > >> 3. When I use a script called S-Terminal that uses ssh tunneling from the > > same > >> X-terminal to the same account on the same server I get a Gnome desktop. > >> > >> In all three cases, I am using the same login name and password. > >> > >> Information on S-Terminal can be found at > >> http://www.ma.utexas.edu/users/stirling/computergeek/xterminal.html (the > > hack > >> I am using) and > >> http://ayesha.phys.virginia.edu/~bryan/projects/knoppix/sterminal/. > >> > >> Before I get flamed, I am not asking anyone to debug the S-Terminal scripts. > > I > >> provided the links as an FYI. > >> > >> The nature of my question is to get some hints for what I should be looking > >> for in the S-terminal script to find out why I get a gnome desktop instead > > of > >> my usual KDE desktop. So far, I have not found anything obvious looking for > >> words like "desktop", "gnome", etc. in the script. I have contacted the > >> authors, but no response as of yet. > >> > >> Thanks! > >> -- > >> Mark Phillips > >> Phillips Marketing, Inc > >> mark@phillipsmarketing.biz > >> 602 524-0376 > >> 480 945-9197 fax > >> --------------------------------------------------- > >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > >> > > > > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- Mark Phillips Phillips Marketing, Inc mark@phillipsmarketing.biz 602 524-0376 480 945-9197 fax --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss