XDMCP
X Display Manager Control Protocol: an old way for an X terminal to ask a remote display manager for a login screen.
In more detail
It sends traffic unencrypted, so it is normally disabled. Remote desktops today use VNC, RDP or SPICE instead.
Related terms
- X Window System — The classic Linux graphics system, in which an X server draws windows for client programs that may run on the same or another machine.
- Virtual Network Computing — A remote desktop system that shares a computer's screen, keyboard and mouse over the network.
Taught in
- Desktops, Remote Screens And Accessibility — LPIC-1 Linux Administrator (101-500 and 102-500) Exam Prep