SGI IRIX desktop environment looks different from console when connecting via XDMCP
PROBLEM DESCRIPTION
This article explains how you can fix the problem with the desktop environment being different from the desktop environment of the console.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, add the following lines to /var/X11/xdm/xdm-config
DisplayManager.Xmanager.session: /var/X11/xdm/Xsession
DisplayManager.Xmanager.loginProgram: /var/X11/xdm/Xlogin