Choosing a font server host

To change which font server an X server uses, change the X server startup command to specify the desired host. For example, if you are starting an X server from the Xservers file, and you want the server to obtain fonts from the host boston, follow these steps:

1. Log in as root.

2. Edit the file /usr/lib/X11/scologin/Xservers.

3. Change the hostname variable to the desired host. For example, to connect to the host boston using TCP port 7000:

      :0 local /usr/bin/X11/X :0 -crt /dev/tty02 -fp tcp/boston:7000
   

4. To make this change take effect, stop then restart the X server.

Note that in the Xservers file, you can set the font path to include not only a remote font server but also local system fonts. For example, in step 2, above, you could use the following font path:

   -fp tcp/boston:7000,/usr/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc