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authorMaxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>2022-08-02 17:50:20 -0400
committerMaxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>2022-10-07 10:11:11 -0400
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services: gdm: Add a configuration field to enable XDMCP.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (<gdm-configuration>)[xdmcp?]: New field.
* gnu/services/xorg.scm (gdm-configuration-file): Use it.  Use (ice-9 format)
to serialize boolean.
(gdm-polkit-rules): New variable.
(gdm-service-type): Use it to extend polkit.
* doc/guix.texi (X Window): Document it.
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@@ -21119,6 +21119,12 @@ Configuration of the Xorg graphical server.
 @item @code{x-session} (default: @code{(xinitrc)})
 Script to run before starting a X session.
 
+@item @code{xdmcp?} (default: @code{#f})
+When true, enable the X Display Manager Control Protocol (XDMCP).  This
+should only be enabled in trusted environments, as the protocol is not
+secure.  When enabled, GDM listens for XDMCP queries on the UDP port
+177.
+
 @item @code{dbus-daemon} (default: @code{dbus-daemon-wrapper})
 File name of the @code{dbus-daemon} executable.