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Channel log from 6 January 2011   (all times are UTC)

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<gnunux>
hi
02:13
<alkisg>
Good morning
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<muppis>
Any dnsmasq -specialist around? Got mixed archs and want to use amd64 when known to work?
07:17
Yes, I'm using dnsmasq as dhcpd.
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<knipwim>
muppis: i'm using dnsmasq on my adm64 server
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<muppis>
knipwim, I'm just thinking would it be easier to make mac specified default -files than try to adjust dnsmasq.
07:39
Yes, I'll do it that way.
07:40
<robehend1>
random question. if using a Windows DHCP to provide the pxe info to clients, and I want to set a reservation for a test machine, so it boots to a different chroot than the rest of the clients..is this possible?
07:41
i've found how i can give it a reserved IP based on its Mac, of course, but changing the pxe options is being more difficult than I expected
07:43
wait, nvm, found it
07:43
<muppis>
Selfsolving problems?
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<robehend1>
muppis: I try. though i'm still fighting with the --kiosk plugin and making it work, today
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<muppis>
Ended up making own pxelinux configs to point files created by ltsp software.
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<robehend1>
Gadi: Say, I had some difficulty with that --kiosk plugin, after you left. It appears that its failing to find the ltspkiosk user in the chroot, even after i chrooted into it and did a useradd ltspkiosk
08:31
Gadi: even changed the kiosk screen.d script to point to a different user I made, same result.
08:32
<m4xx>
is the kisosk user suppose to be on the chroot?
08:33
<robehend1>
m4xx: according to the kiosk script, yes. Unless I'm reading it wrong..
08:33
<m4xx>
can you point me to what you're looking at?
08:34
<robehend1>
/opt/ltsp/kiosk/usr/share/ltsp/screen.d/kiosk
08:34
replace /opt/ltsp/*/usr/share/ltsp/screen.d/kiosk with your own chroot name
08:36
<m4xx>
lol
08:36
ok i guess it does clearly state you need the user on the chroot ;x
08:36
<robehend1>
hence my confusion
08:36
<m4xx>
so what's not working?
08:36
<robehend1>
i added the user, made SCREEN_07 = kiosk , but when it loads, i get the "No ltspkiosk user
08:37
so it wont auto login, and therefore doesnt launch firefox, just sits at a terminal prompt
08:37
er terminal login
08:37
<muppis>
Am I missing something or why nvidia boot agent doesn't try load mac based config?
08:39
<m4xx>
did you update your image after adding the user?
08:40
<robehend1>
yep
08:40
<m4xx>
can you login with any user at that terminal?
08:40
<robehend1>
i even added a different user, "billy", and changed the KIOSKUSER variable to read it
08:40
no, i cant. thats the weird part
08:42
espicially since when i go into the chroot and run getent passwd ltspkiosk, it returns ltspkiosk:x:1000:1000:,,,:/home/ltspkiosk:/bin/bash , prompting me to believe the user is created
08:42
<m4xx>
what did you do to rebuild your image?
08:42
actually
08:42
when you changed it to billy
08:43
did it say "No billy user"
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?
08:43
<robehend1>
no, it still said no ltspkiosk user. But thats a hardcoded echo
08:43
<m4xx>
change it to that in the hardcode to make sure your actually rebuilding your image?
08:44
<robehend1>
hmm, k
08:44
and i'm using ltsp-update-image --arch kiosk to update. I made the chroot named kiosk
08:45
<m4xx>
try
08:45
ltsp-update-image --base kiosk
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?
08:46
n/m
08:46
i think i read that wrong
08:46
<robehend1>
no go
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<bastek>
hello
08:48
i have a problem with ltsp cluster
08:48
<m4xx>
robhend1: yeah man says your absolutely right :[
08:49
<bastek>
if anyone can help me?
08:49
<robehend1>
bastek: whats going on?
08:49
<bastek>
this channel is my last chance hehe
08:50
i want to create cluster on virtual box
08:50
i use ubuntu guide
08:50
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSP-Cluster
08:50
and everthing goes right till i have launched thin client
08:51
i cant log in to thin client
08:51
it seems that root server dont cooperate with app server
08:51
<m4xx>
did it boot to the greeter?
08:52
<bastek>
if i turn off the app server everything is the same
08:52
on the app server when i going to the admin page in the logs nothing happend
08:53
so i dont have idea what is going wrong
08:53
m4xx what is greeter ?
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08:54
<bastek>
you mean login screen?
08:54
<m4xx>
yes
08:54
<bastek>
yes on thin client i see login screen
08:54
<m4xx>
did you check the auth log file after the failed login?
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<bastek>
but when i type login and user they say that no response from server
08:55
where is this file ?
08:55
<m4xx>
i believe it will do that if the auth fails
08:55
i think /var/log/auth.log
08:55
maybe auth_log
08:56
<bastek>
ok wait a moment i check this right now
08:56
<m4xx>
try
08:56
tail -f /var/log/auth.log
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<bastek>
ok
08:56
<m4xx>
on the server,
08:56
then try logging in on the thinclient
08:56
<bastek>
ok
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<bastek>
on app server i have standard user app
09:00
and i create student user and i try to log in on student account
09:00
should i check logs on the root server or app server ?
09:01
<m4xx>
which ever server your auth to
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<bastek_>
sory but my system crushed
09:04
one more time
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<m4xx>
<bastek> should i check logs on the root server or app server ?
09:04
<m4xx> which ever server your auth to
09:05
<bastek_>
i want to login set up on app server so i check the app serv login
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<bastek_>
i cant copy text from virtual machine so what is important ?
09:11
<m4xx>
anyone have an opinion of ClearOS?
09:13
<robehend1>
i've played with it, nothing to special
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<bastek_>
when i type login and password on thin client i get this in auth.log
09:19
ltsp-appserv01 CRON[6619]: PAM unable to dlopen (/lib/security/pam_encrypt.so) : /li/security/pam_encrypt.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
09:20
ltsp-appserv01 CRON[6619]: PAM adding faulty module /lib/security/pam_ecrypt.so
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09:21
<bastek_>
ltsp-appserv01 CRON[6619]: pam_unix(cron:session) session opened for user root by (uid=0)
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<bastek_>
ltsp-appserv01 CRON[6619]: pam_unix(cron:session) session closed for user root
09:22
and thats all
09:23
<m4xx>
did have to set anything up in pam.d?
09:23
<bastek_>
i did everything what was in tutorial
09:24
what should i check in pam.d ?
09:25
<m4xx>
(/lib/security/pam_encrypt.so) : /li/security/pam_encrypt.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
09:25
that should be /lib/security/pam_encrypt.so not /li/security/pam_encrypt.so
09:26
did you type or copy that?
09:26
<bastek_>
type
09:26
its lib
09:26
my mistake
09:26
<m4xx>
ah
09:27
try apt-get install libpam-modules
09:27
<bastek_>
ok moment
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09:29
<bastek_>
i have it alredy
09:29
<m4xx>
ls -al /lib/security/pam_ecrypt.so
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<bastek_>
i dont have this file
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<bastek_>
strange
09:32
maybe i shouldnt add this line "session optional pam_ecryptfs.so unrwap"
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to
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etc/pam.d/common-session file
09:33
<robehend1>
Gadi: You around, perchance?
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<bastek_>
in this tutorial is written
09:37
If ltsp-cluster-accountmanager is killing user sessions when using ldap authentication add the following to the /etc/pam.d/common-session file
09:38
<m4xx>
need to find out which package supplies pam_encrypt.so if any
09:38
<robehend1>
m4xx: it appears that it's not updating the Kiosk script. I changed the echo to "No billy user", and it's still saying no ltspkiosk user
09:38
weird..
09:39
<m4xx>
bastek_: grep -R pam_encrypt.so /etc/pam.d/
09:40
<bastek_>
nothing
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<m4xx>
idunno dude, try taking out that line and see if it still errors
09:42
<bastek_>
its ecrypt
09:42
this file is not encrypt
09:43
<m4xx>
robehend1: is there supposed to be a /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/kiosk directory if so do you have one?
09:43
<bastek_>
i comment this line in common-session
09:43
<robehend1>
m4xx: yep, its there. its where I put the lts.conf file, so it went SCREEN_07 = kiosk
09:44
<bastek_>
and now nothing appears in auth.log if i try to log in on thin client
09:45
<m4xx>
robehend1: did you set up your dhcp server to serve the right image to your kiosk client?
09:45
<robehend1>
m4xx: yep, by mac address. it's booting into the kiosk directory
09:45
ls
09:45
oops
09:46
darn tab not going fast enough
09:46
<bastek_>
but it still doesnt work :/
09:47
<m4xx>
bastek_: i believe you should at least see an auth attempt failed or passed, not sure what to say =[
09:48
<bastek_>
ok
09:48
ty for your help
09:48
it weird :/
09:49
in admin panel in terminal logs nothing shows up
09:49
and the legend say 1. terminal booting etc
09:50
but i have nothing in terminal logs
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<robehend1>
m4xx: so, now its acting even more weird. I noticed in my lts.conf, for some reason i had SCREEN_01 = kiosk instead of 07, so I changed that. Now my clients get to the plymouth ubuntu screen, but never past that..
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<robehend1>
bah. even tried adding a ltspkiosk user to my active directory, thinking something was up with likewiseopen...no go
10:32
<m4xx>
can you ctrl+alt+f1
10:32
login as root
10:33
and id kioskuser
10:33
or w/e
10:35
<robehend1>
hmm lemme try
10:36
no such user
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<m4xx>
actually may need to do like
10:36
ltsp-localapp xterm
10:36
dunno if that will work though
10:36
<robehend1>
weird..cuz i added it by going sudo chroot /opt/ltsp/kiosk , and then did adduser ltspkiosk , and then ltsp-update-image --arch kiosk
10:37
<m4xx>
no i'm saying that may be checking the server, not the thinclient
10:37
<robehend1>
oh no, its on the client. i logged in as my clients root user
10:38
<m4xx>
grep ltspkiosk /etc/passwd
10:38
<robehend1>
nothin
10:42
<m4xx>
dunno dude, you'll have to ask the smart people ;x
10:42
<robehend1>
yep, ill catch them eventually
10:44
now i'm trying to chroot into the kiosk chroot, change the kiosk plugin script there, and then update the image. see if that applies
10:45
nope. I changed "no ltspkiosk user" to "no awesome user", but i still get "no ltspkiosk user"
10:45
makes me wonder if its pulling the plugins from a different place
10:45
<evil_root>
does... getent passwd | grep ltspkiosk .... give you anything
10:46
<robehend1>
evil_root: can i run that in the chroot?
10:46
<m4xx>
rob
10:46
after you updated teh image
10:46
did you reboot the client?
10:46
<robehend1>
mhmm
10:46
evil_root: when i run that in the chroot, i get ltspkiosk:x:1000:1000:,,,:/home/ltspkiosk:/bin/bash
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<evil_root>
so your /etc/passwd is ok
10:47
are you getting a password error?
10:48
<robehend1>
the kiosk script runs " if [ -z "$(getent passwd ${KIOSKUSER})" ; then echo "No ltspkiosk user"
10:48
and I keep getting that no ltspkiosk user echo, even though the KIOSKUSER variable is defined to be ltspkiosk..
10:49
<m4xx>
did you reboot the client after updating the image?
10:49
<robehend1>
m4xx: yep, every time
10:49
<evil_root>
thats messed up
10:49
weird i should say
10:50
<robehend1>
mhmm. way I understand it, it *should* be working..
10:50
<evil_root>
agreed
10:50
<robehend1>
the weird thing is that when i run ltsp-update-image, you know how it lists UIDS at the end? it doesn't list the ltspkiosk user..
10:52
http://ltsp.pastebin.com/ZQytmTBP
10:57
weird stuff
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<m4xx>
can you rename the kiosk image file
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then do the update
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<robehend1>
m4xx: how would i go about doing that
10:59
<m4xx>
is it in the ftp directory?
10:59
<robehend1>
tftp?
10:59
<m4xx>
yeah, sorry
11:00
<robehend1>
m4xx: i can, but do i need to do the /opt/ltsp/kiosk file as well?
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<m4xx>
no
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<robehend1>
hmm, ok..
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<m4xx>
it uses that to update the image no?
11:01
<robehend1>
i believe so, though i could be 100% wrong
11:01
<m4xx>
as can i :P
11:02
<knipwim>
muppis: i also use mac based dhcp in dnsmasq
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<robehend1>
so, i ran "mv /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/kiosk /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/kiosk2" and then ran the update
11:03
<knipwim>
muppis: dhcp-host=00:B0:D0:ED:88:4A,ltsp-test,192.168.0.21,24h for example
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<robehend1>
m4xx: it doesnt recreate the "kiosk" file
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<m4xx>
oops
11:04
perhaps i'ts in /opt/ltsp/images
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<robehend1>
ya, thats where kiosk.img is, now lets see how it goes
11:04
it recreates
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<m4xx>
reboot and see if that made any difference
11:05
the client that is
11:05
<robehend1>
doing that now, after i remembered to put my tftpboot back to kiosk instead of kiosk2..
11:06
<m4xx>
yeah, sorry =[
11:06
<robehend1>
no prob
11:06
come on, slow 10baseT connection. love working out of the back office
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<robehend1>
m4xx: still the no ltspkiosk user error
11:10
weird. if i login as root again, i get the message "bash: no job control in this shell"
11:13
bah. i run "id ltspkiosk" ad get the no such user
11:13
but if i run useradd ltspkiosk, i get "user ltspkiosk already exists
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<m4xx>
lol, maybe try re creating the whole env?
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<robehend1>
this is a brand new enviro, just for this :)
11:15
ha, and if i run id ltspkiosk when i'm just chrooted in, it finds it
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<m4xx>
well if you dont chroot in, it wont find it
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<robehend1>
exit
11:15
oops
11:16
when i do the id ltspkiosk on the server, it just finds the one in my active directory via likewise open
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<m4xx>
if you do chroot /opt/ltsp/kiosk && id ltspkiosk
11:17
it shows up unknown?
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<robehend1>
no, it gives me uid=1000(ltspkiosk) gid=1000(ltspkiosk) groups=1000(ltspkiosk)
11:18
BUT
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<robehend1>
when i'm on a client, and i've set screen_02 to a local shell, i run it there it sees nothing
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<m4xx>
when you built the client, you did ltsp-build-client --kiosk
11:18
right?
11:18
<robehend1>
yes
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ltsp-build-client --kiosk --chroot kiosk to be exact
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<m4xx>
i dont think you need tp specify the --chroot do you?
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<robehend1>
i wanted to give it a different name, so i'd be sure i knew which one i'm in
11:19
forgot, also had the --arch i386 in there, since the server is amd64
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!kiosk
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<ltspbot>
robehend1: Error: "kiosk" is not a valid command.
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<robehend1>
darn
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<robehend1>
m4xx: well, closest I could get was adding LDM_Session = /usr/bin/firefox to my lts.conf, but its not what I was looking for :(
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<m4xx>
i'm not sure that you're actually loading the kiosk image
11:53
<robehend1>
as i'm loading up the pxe stack, it is going into /ltsp/kiosk , i made sure to catch that
11:54
but you know, it is odd. as it's using the same LDM theme as my normal chroot..
11:54
and i thought you had to make themes per chroot
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<m4xx>
then i def dont think you're loading the kiosk image
11:57
try adding user to your i386 chroot and see if it's found
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<robehend1>
hmm. well, it'll have to wait till after lunch. Perhaps Gadi will be back then, and he can work his majesty..
11:58
m4xx: will do. just have to wait till other users arent on it, so i can run update and not screw with em.
11:58
bbiab
12:28
alrighty, adding the user to the i386 chroot, see if this works.
12:31
<m4xx>
i dont believe it would effect them if they're not in the login screen
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<alkisg>
robehend1: it should already be there if you used the --kiosk plugin
12:33
If it isn't, then maybe that's not the correct chroot
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<alkisg>
So if you set SCREEN_07=kiosk, what do you get?
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<robehend1>
alkisg: if i set Screen_07 =kiosk, i get a never booting client
12:39
if i set Screen 01 to kiosk, i get a client that thinks there is no ltspkiosk user
12:39
<alkisg>
Don't use SCREEN_01, it's reserved for the boot messages etc, tty1
12:39
<robehend1>
ah. ok.
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<alkisg>
Is there a ltspkiosk user if you try that getent command *on the client*?
12:39
<robehend1>
no
12:40
if i chroot into the clients chroot, however, there is
12:40
and i've updated the image numerous times
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<alkisg>
Then you're serving the wrong plugin
12:40
Or updating the wrong one
12:40
*wrong chroot
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Paste your configuration if you want help
12:40
<robehend1>
which config? lts.conf?
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<alkisg>
I.e. grep nbd /etc/inetd.conf, dhcpd, and pxelinux.cfg/default
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<robehend1>
alrighty, lemme get the pastbins up
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<robehend1>
heres the inetd.conf
12:43
http://ltsp.pastebin.com/Gkwfvyw0
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<crazed>
i have an interesting question, how do i make ltsp servers highly available? i don't need the ltsp-cluster and think that's overkill for the situation
12:43
by highly available, i mean if one goes doesn how do i make sure dhcp hands out the other ons address
12:44
<robehend1>
and the pxelinux.cfg/default
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<alkisg>
You can either use dhcp balancing (isc dhcpd supports up to 2), or you can use a proxydhcp https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/ProxyDHCP
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<robehend1>
http://ltsp.pastebin.com/2Fnjw1Yt
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<alkisg>
robehend1: don't use nano before pastebin as it only displays part of the file
12:45
use: grep nbd /etc/ined.conf
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<robehend1>
i was not aware of that. fixing
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<alkisg>
robehend1: btw, nbd_proxy-false should instead read nbd_proxy=false
12:46
(= instead of -)
12:46
<robehend1>
hmm ok
12:46
<alkisg>
Do you intent to server 2 different chroots? Now you're only serving a single one...
12:46
<robehend1>
thats what i'm noticing as i look at this.
12:46
<alkisg>
(unless you fix that from dhcpd.conf)
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<robehend1>
http://ltsp.pastebin.com/XaVMx4jG
12:47
whats weird, is that there is another chroot, kiosk, that isnt listed in that nbd listings
12:47
<alkisg>
You need to fix all those files as the first step... what's your desired end configuration?
12:48
Have a pxe menu to allow the users to select what they want? Send a specific chroot to specific mac addresses?
12:48
<robehend1>
i was hoping to be able to serve 1 chroot to my clients, for their normal use, and another chroot to one mac address, so i can use it for testing
12:48
<alkisg>
One easy way to do that is from dhcpd.conf
12:48
Are you using dhcp3-server?
12:48
<robehend1>
using windows dhcp, with no proxy setup yet
12:48
or dnsmasq, whatever its called
12:49
<alkisg>
I think you can tell the windows dhcp server to send a different boot filename option to a specific mac/client, but I don't know how
12:49
<robehend1>
ya, thats what i did
12:49
<alkisg>
So which filename are you giving that client?
12:49
<robehend1>
i setup the reservation and told i to send /opt/ltsp/kiosk to it, w hich it did, according to the pxe
12:50
kiosk. which i dont see on the inetd.conf setup, which i'm thinking is my problem
12:50
<alkisg>
Nope, that's not right
12:50
Ah which distro/version again?
12:50
<robehend1>
10.04
12:50
<alkisg>
OK, it's not right
12:50
The boot filename is the tftp path
12:50
Not the nfs root path
12:50
<crazed>
hm dnsmasq as a dhcp proxy
12:50
<alkisg>
tftp = relative to /var/lib/tftpboot
12:51
I.e. for all clients, it should send "/ltsp/i386/pxelinux.0", and for that specific client, "/ltsp/kiosk/pxelinux.0"
12:51
<robehend1>
it is
12:51
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPWindowsDHCP
12:51
<alkisg>
(08:50:05 PM) robehend1: i setup the reservation and told i to send /opt/ltsp/kiosk to it, w hich it did, according to the pxe
12:51
Not /opt/ltsp/kiosk
12:51
<robehend1>
oh wait, now i get it
12:52
i always send the same root path, but different bootfile path
12:52
<alkisg>
OK, the root path is irrelevant, it's for NFS booting
12:52
So you're sending the correct boot filename?
12:52
<robehend1>
bootfile name is /ltsp/kiosk/pxelinux.0
12:52
<alkisg>
OK
12:53
Pastebin your /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/kiosk/pxelinux.cfg/default
12:54
<robehend1>
http://ltsp.pastebin.com/2Fnjw1Yt
12:54
same one that had the nbd_proxy screwup in it, thats the /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/kiosk/pxelinux.cfg/default
12:54
<alkisg>
That nbdport=2000 specifies the image to send, and should correspond to the kiosk entry in /etc/inetd.conf
12:54
<crazed>
alkisg: how would a proxy dhcp server help with high availability?
12:55
<robehend1>
which there isnt one. thats whats screwing me up, i think
12:55
<alkisg>
robehend1: So change that to e.g. 2004, and put an entry in /etc/inetd.conf for that port
12:55
<robehend1>
alkisg: alright, thanks. let me try that here..
12:55
<alkisg>
robehend1: so you're now serving the same nbd file as to the other clients...
12:57
crazed: here's the "formal" way: https://wiki.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuDHCPload-balancingFailover
12:57
I.e. a way to have failover with 2 dhcp servers
12:58
The proxydhcp method requires that you have a "stable" dhcp server, (whatever, even a router), and any number of proxydhcp servers / ltsp servers around it
12:59
<crazed>
i understand that part
12:59
but how would the stable dhcp server properly balance between the others?
13:00
<alkisg>
Load balancing and failover are not the same thing
13:00
If you want load balancing, you can e.g. use multiple LDM_SERVER entries, and let ldminfod select the one with the lower load
13:01
<crazed>
hm
13:01
right now i have multiple LDM_SERVER entries
13:01
but it's not load balancing, just brining you to the first one
13:01
<alkisg>
Is ldminfod running on both of them?
13:02
Something like that: $ grep ldm /etc/inetd.conf
13:02
9571 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/ldminfod
13:02
(depending on your distro)
13:02
<crazed>
9571 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/ldminfod
13:02
looks like it is
13:03
doesn't appear in the process list though
13:03
(this is ubuntu 10.04)
13:04
<alkisg>
It's ok, it's started from inetd
13:04
So in the client, do you get two files, one for each server, under /var/run/ldm?
13:05
<crazed>
yes
13:05
i see both under there
13:05
by hostname
13:08
<robehend1>
alkisg: do i need to restart a service after adding the line to my inetd.conf file? I'm getting a "error: failed to connect to NBD server" at client boot
13:08
<alkisg>
robehend1: sudo invoke-rc.d openbsd-inetd restart
13:08
<vagrantc>
i don't think ltsp load-balances by default
13:08
<robehend1>
thankee
13:09
<vagrantc>
and i don't think it should
13:09
<crazed>
basically two offices, one ltsp in each, i want dhcp to fail over to the one not in that office if things go bad
13:11
<alkisg>
Both on the same subnet?
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<crazed>
yeah
13:17
they share a dhcp server
13:17
<alkisg>
And how do you separate clients? With mac?
13:17
<crazed>
currently yes, each one basically gets a static ip via mac
13:18
<alkisg>
And that dhcp server is one of the ltsp servers? Or a different machine?
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<crazed>
different machine
13:18
it's the nfs server that has the home dirs
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<alkisg>
So currently if the first LDM_SERVER is down, LTSP doesn't connect to the second one?
13:21
<crazed>
i really don't know, i haven't been able to test that
13:21
systems are in use 24/7 too hard to just shut one down
13:22
oh it wouldnt' anyway
13:22
cuz dhcp points to one of the servers
13:22
if that servers down, pxe boot will fail
13:22
<robehend1>
alkisg: hmm. Now the client is just hanging on the plymouth "ubuntu" screen
13:23
<alkisg>
robehend1: remove "quiet splash" from kiosk/pxelinux.cfg/default
13:24
crazed: well... since ltsp doesn't support it out of the box, I'd use a proxy dhcp for the pxe boot so that pxe works even if one of the servers are down, and then make a small script that selects the server with the lower load
13:25
I.e. dhcp/nfs server = doesn't send a boot filename, server1 = sends a proxy offer, server2 = sends a proxy offer
13:26
That would work even if one of them is down, so you next need a script for load balancing
13:26
That would query with nc both of the servers, and use the one with the lower load
13:26
<crazed>
i understand the proxy offer part, but how would i make sure server1 responds first for X range vs Y range
13:26
<alkisg>
Randomly, you don't care about the pxe boot, it's got a very low overhead
13:27
If you use an initramfs load balancer, then you select the server with the lower load very early
13:27
<crazed>
i guess the main issue is latency
13:27
i'd rather have those in office1 get the server in that office
13:27
<alkisg>
You can do anything with the script
13:28
<crazed>
oh
13:28
i think i see what you're saying
13:28
don't care which pxe server is used, then have ldm do the choosing of which server should be logged into
13:28
with a script
13:29
that's not a bad solution
13:29
<alkisg>
No, not ldm
13:29
Before that, to also do nbd balancing
13:29
I.e. a client loads the kernel+initrd
13:29
<crazed>
hm
13:29
<alkisg>
The initrd contains a load balancing script
13:30
And selects the nbd server you want, with an algorithm you defined
13:30
I.e. "prefer the office server, or fall back to the other one if it's down"
13:30
<robehend1>
alkisg: i'm getting alot of " INFO task **** blocked for more than 120 seconds" messages.
13:30
<alkisg>
So when the client reaches ldm, it'll already be in the correct server
13:30
robehend1: before that
13:31
<robehend1>
console: switching to colour frame buffer device 128x48
13:31
<alkisg>
Any error messages before? E.g. something for eth0?
13:31
<robehend1>
before that was more, but the screen cleared itself to just that before i could type it all down
13:31
<alkisg>
robehend1: try replacing (the deleted) quiet splash with "break=bottom"
13:31
<robehend1>
kk
13:33
alkisg: ok, weird. did that, and it loads up fast again, goes to the colour error, and now a busybox shell
13:33
<alkisg>
robehend1: ls /root
13:33
Does it have anything there?
13:33
Colour error?
13:34
<robehend1>
er, my bad, colour frame switch
13:34
and ls /root gives me all the normal usr srv root mnt home etc
13:34
<alkisg>
OK, nbd root was mounted, press ctrl+d to continue...
13:35
<robehend1>
i do see a "hangup" message
13:35
hangup [3.330471[ nbd0:negotiation: ..size = 569132kb bs=1024 sz=569132
13:36
then "unknown partition table" folleod by Begin: Running /scripts/nfs-bottom ... done. done.
13:36
<alkisg>
Hm, not sure about that hangup
13:36
Are you using nbd-proxy?
13:36
<robehend1>
i believe so
13:37
<alkisg>
So after all that, you're getting the nbd blocked errors?
13:37
<robehend1>
wait, no. since nbd_proxy=false in pxelinux.cfg/default
13:37
<alkisg>
Is that correctly written?
13:37
<robehend1>
is it supposed to be nbd-proxy=false?
13:37
<alkisg>
nbd_proxy=false
13:37
But you had nbd_proxy-false
13:38
<robehend1>
ya, i fixed that
13:38
and yes, now i'm getting task blocked errors, this time Modprobe
13:38
<alkisg>
OK, reboot again, and again with the break=bottom parameter
13:38
On busybox, do: ps -ef|grep nbd
13:38
And see if nbd-proxy is loaded
13:39
<robehend1>
alright. thanks for all the help, by the way. i'd be lost without it
13:39
it does see the nbd-proxy as the right server and port
13:40
also has nbd-client as 127.0.0.1 which makes sense..
13:40
<alkisg>
If you disabled nbd-proxy, it wouldn't be there though
13:40
cat /proc/cmdline
13:41
And pastebin kiosk/pxelinux.cfg/default
13:41
<robehend1>
ro initrd=initrd.img break=bottom nbd_proxy=false nbdport=2004 BOOT_IMAGE=vmlinuz
13:42
<alkisg>
Hmmm ah you have 10.04
13:42
You need to apply the patch
13:42
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ltsp/+bug/589034
13:42
<robehend1>
oh?
13:42
<alkisg>
Yeah nbd-proxy was causing problems for us too so I added an option to disable it, but that didn't get into lucid on time, it's maverick +
13:42
<robehend1>
ah, i see your post
13:43
<alkisg>
So for lucid a patch is needed
13:43
<robehend1>
see, i'm remembering you helping me with this on my i386 chroot, makes sense i'd have to do it here too..
13:44* alkisg wishes nbd-proxy was only enabled for cluster setups... it doesn't help on normal setups, just causes problems :(
13:44
<alkisg>
E.g. part of an ltsp-cluster package
13:44
<robehend1>
but then you wouldnt get this question 4 times amonth
13:44
<alkisg>
:D
13:46
<robehend1>
almost finished here. dislike working with only 1 monitor
13:47
<m4xx>
then why not run 2
13:47
<robehend1>
all pci slots full on this mobo
13:48
<m4xx>
get a new card with 2 outputs =P
13:48
unless you're using onboard right now and all slots are full
13:48
<robehend1>
i'm using the intregrated, sadly
13:48
and all slots are full :(
13:48
<m4xx>
that sucks ;[
13:48
<robehend1>
meh, i've been wanting a reason to build a better station
13:49
espicially with Sandybridge now..
13:50
alkisg: applied the path, rebooted the client, and now am faced with a pure black screen.
13:50
<alkisg>
robehend1: what was the last thing you saw?
13:50
<robehend1>
ooo wait! i must have mistyped the nbd_proxy=false in the ltsp-update-image file, as it went back to that. rebooting
13:53
hmm, no luck
13:54
alkisg: last thing i saw was the pxestack loading initrd.img
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<alkisg>
robehend1: erm, this takes too long... :-/ if you don't find what went wrong (maybe update-initramfs?), I could help with a shared console or vnc session to solve this faster...
13:57
<robehend1>
more than happy to do that, if its possible
13:57
<alkisg>
Sure, gimme 5' to end another chat...
13:57
<robehend1>
not a problem at all.
14:02
alkisg: new update. with "quiet splash" removed, i'm getting a kernel panic - not syncing: attempted to kill init! message
14:03
<alkisg>
robehend1: Maybe you didn't apply the patch correctly?
14:03
OK let's try vnc...
14:03
<robehend1>
alrighty
14:03
<alkisg>
sudo apt-get install x11vnc
14:04
x11vnc -connect alkisg.dyndns.org
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<alkisg>
From the server, and open a terminal and run sudo -i in it
14:04
<robehend1>
do i need to be logged locally into the machine for this? I'm ssh'd in, its headless in a closet across the building
14:05
<alkisg>
No, that should also work
14:05
<robehend1>
alrigh, it looks like it connected
14:06
<alkisg>
Nope
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<alkisg>
You're using a thin client or a standalone machine?
14:06
<robehend1>
standalone
14:06
<alkisg>
For a standalone machine, you need x11vnc on that machine
14:06
Not on the ltsp server
14:06
<robehend1>
ah..
14:06
<alkisg>
I.e. open another terminal and do that
14:06
<robehend1>
i was trying to cnnect from the server, hence the confusion
14:06
<alkisg>
Yup, no X there
14:07
<robehend1>
alright, just a moment then
14:08
<alkisg>
ok, got it
14:08
<robehend1>
alright, the other tab there is already logged into the server and sudo -l 'd
14:08
<alkisg>
Urm that won't work, painfully slow
14:09
Let me get you the command to share a console...
14:09
<robehend1>
ya, in the back office, 10 MB/s switch here
14:09
<alkisg>
(what's your internet upload speed? works fine with 256kbps upload)
14:09
<robehend1>
6mb/6mb, but its a school, so more than likely about 5 is being used at the moment, if not 5.8mb
14:10
<alkisg>
OK. Now, on the server (the ssh session), run: sudo apt-get --yes install screen socat
14:11
<robehend1>
alredy, downloadin
14:11
er, alrighty. what am i, drunk at spelling today
14:11
<alkisg>
Then: socat SYSTEM:"sleep 1 && exec screen -x",pty,stderr tcp:alkisg.dyndns.org:5500 & exec screen -l
14:11
Those should get us a shared console....
14:11
<robehend1>
there, put it in
14:12
<alkisg>
nice
14:12
<robehend1>
i see it. we're golden
14:12
<alkisg>
Erm, ltsp10?
14:12
That's a server?
14:12
<robehend1>
for 2010
14:12
<alkisg>
ok
14:12
<robehend1>
my other servers are named thor/odin/loki and in the Ragnarok domain ;)
14:13
<alkisg>
robehend1: see? you downloaded a web page instead of the ltsp_nbd script..
14:13
<robehend1>
oh jeeze
14:14
that would make sense with it having a kernel panic..
14:19
<alkisg>
robehend1: ok, fix the port and try to boot a client
14:20
<robehend1>
alkisg: bootin
14:20
alkisg: also, i really neard to learn vi..
14:20
..and normal spelling..
14:20* alkisg hates vi :D
14:21
<robehend1>
emacs or nano are my faves :D
14:21
<alkisg>
I'm using mceditor, reminds me of dos days :D
14:21
<robehend1>
tried that once, but it gave me horrible flashpacks of win 3.1
14:21
eww, error. Invalid arguement for -config
14:21
<alkisg>
I hate not being able to select text with shift+arrows and then copy/paste it easily...
14:22
<robehend1>
agreed
14:22
<alkisg>
So nano is not enough, and I can't learn the vi shortcuts, I already know 3456 of them, more won't fit in my old mind :(
14:22
<robehend1>
haha
14:22
Emacs! Macro it to death1
14:23
it appears to be stuck in a loop with a fatal X.org error, saying "Invalid argument for -config" for non-root users. the file secified with -config must be a relative path and must not contain any ".." elements. Using default xorg.conf search path
14:24
<alkisg>
OK, at least we're past the initramfs/nbd problems
14:24
Now to your lts.conf... what do you have there?
14:24
<robehend1>
always a bonus
14:24
<alkisg>
/ltsp/kiosk/lts.conf
14:24
pastebin
14:24
heh
14:24
<robehend1>
moment
14:24
<alkisg>
or let me see for myself :D
14:24
<m4xx>
do i need to do anything on the chroot to get italc to work?
14:24
<robehend1>
m4xx: hope and pray it stays up for more than 2 boots ;)
14:25
<alkisg>
m4xx: there are 2 ways to install it, the first and easy one is "apt-get install italc-master && logoff both the teacher and the students"
14:25
So in that one you don't need anything in the chroot
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<alkisg>
robehend1: replace those || commends in lts.conf with # comments
14:26
|| is a command separator, not a comment
14:27
<robehend1>
alright, moment
14:27
<alkisg>
Or better yet put them above the var=value lines
14:27
bbiab
14:27
<robehend1>
wait
14:27
thats the wrong lts.conf
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<alkisg>
robehend1: try "getltscfg -a" from a *local* shell on the kiosk thin client
14:29
<robehend1>
alright. i can do that by setting SCREEN_08 = shell, correct?
14:30
<alkisg>
right
14:30
<eddiek>
hello anyone
14:31
<robehend1>
eddiek: hello
14:31
<eddiek>
hi. im new here
14:31
<robehend1>
Welcome!
14:31
<eddiek>
just setup ubuntu 10.10 for the first time with LTSP.
14:31
<robehend1>
alkisg: SCREEN_08="shell" export SCREEN_08
14:32
alkisg: which is also all thats in my lts.conf atm
14:32
<m4xx>
i suggest using 10.04
14:32
<eddiek>
thanks for the Welcome!
14:33
its running under vmware. i am now chatting from the thin client.
14:33
<alkisg>
robehend1: looks ok, so it must be a problem with the kiosk plugin (or your kiosk-related setup), trying to run X as user or something...
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<robehend1>
robehend1: hmm, alright. beginning to think it might be easier to teach kindergarteners just how to login..
14:34
<eddiek>
i would like to setup a client side browser to improve the graphical performance of the browser and flash
14:35
<alkisg>
robehend1: heh, "guest logins" work fine for that, they just need to click a button. Or you could even use autologin
14:35
But until here, it was not kiosk related...
14:35
nbd-proxy and wget/launchpad problems
14:35
<robehend1>
alkisg: true. but i liked the auto fullscreen firefox thing to, as the kids are good at destroying any desktop i give them
14:36
<eddiek>
can anyone advice me what to do?
14:36
<alkisg>
robehend1: well you could use a dedicated session that just launches firefox, no desktop, but since you got it up to here, maybe you should try the kiosk plugin a little more
14:36
<robehend1>
eddiek: what your looking for is local apps
14:36
<alkisg>
eddiek: client specs, cpu/ram?
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<eddiek>
well currently the thin client is a core2due laptop. the server is a vmware machine running on my other PC. I have only been using Linux for 2 weeks properly so am very very new to all this. I am testing with these 2 devices right now. does that help?
14:40
<alkisg>
If your target clients are just as good, you could also use fat clients
14:40
Those behave like if they had the OS installed locally
14:40
<eddiek>
the server has 1GB RAM assigned. That pc is a core2duo PC too.
14:40
<robehend1>
eddiek: take a look at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPLocalAppsJaunty, as well as the other parts of the wiki page. it helps tons!
14:41
<alkisg>
For a simple, quick speed up with your current setup, you could also put LDM_DIRECTX=True in lts.conf, that gives speed at the cost of security
14:42
!lts.conf
14:42
<ltspbot>
alkisg: "lts.conf" :: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/lts.conf
14:42
<eddiek>
OK I will thanks. when u say fat clients does this mean files are stored on the hd of the client devices or is it streamed over the network at boot time?
14:42
<robehend1>
streamed at boot
14:42
<alkisg>
Streamed over the network, but of course not all of them, just the parts that the client needs to read each time
14:42
<eddiek>
where do i find the lts.conf file?
14:42
<robehend1>
eddiek: you must create it
14:43
<eddiek>
where?
14:43
<robehend1>
/var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/*your chroot name here*/
14:44
<alkisg>
!fatclients
14:44
<ltspbot>
alkisg: "fatclients" :: You may find some info about the Ubuntu/LTSP implementation of fat clients at https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/FatClients
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<eddiek>
i suppose i better read that link then. Just one more thing. this chroot business, is this where all the files the thin clients use to work?
14:45
are stored
14:46
<alkisg>
No, just for booting
14:46
After they login they use the server files / home dir
14:46
But for fat clients they use the chroot apps, and the server /home dir
14:47
<eddiek>
so i no point do I need to format the disk on the clients to get this working. just switch them to pxe boot?
14:47
<alkisg>
Right
14:48
If you have a fat chroot, you can server thin clients, fat clients or localapps, and change those on the fly
14:48
It just takes some extra time to build it
14:48
*serve
14:49
E.g. many labs here have 6 fat and 6 thin clients, served from the same chroot
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<robehend1>
alkisg: i believe this xorg error is part of the kiosk plugin, as running it with a blank lts.conf works exactly as expected
14:52
i.e. bootup, Ubuntu LDM splash, login, gnome
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<eddiek>
ok i get it ....i think. thanks for the help
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<alkisg>
robehend1: the kiosk plugin runs this line: su - ${KIOSKUSER} -c "XINITRC_DAEMON=${XINITRC_DAEMON} xinit $xinitrc /usr/share/ltsp/kioskSession ${KIOSK_EXE} ${KIOSK_OPTIONS} -- ${DISPLAY} vt${TTY} ${X_ARGS} -br" >/dev/null
15:05
Can you run `ps -ef | grep vt` from SCREEN_02 to capture the exact command used?
15:06
<robehend1>
sure, let me loggin fast
15:06
alkisg: will a standard localapps xterm work, as well, btw?
15:07
<alkisg>
robehend1: I mean when you have SCREEN_07=kiosk, so I suppose you can't get a localapps xterm there, unless you *also* had SCREEN_0x=ldm
15:07
<Gadi>
robehend1: hey, sorry - I have been slammed all day
15:07
<robehend1>
alkisg: i pulled SCREEN_07=kiosk out, to make sure the client booted. i've got a standard thinclient desktop
15:07
oh, i get it
15:07
lemme reboot that again then ha
15:07* alkisg backsteps a bit and leaves the xorg stuff to Gadi... :D
15:07
<Gadi>
robehend1: you might want to change that last line that alkisg posted to: su - ${KIOSKUSER} -c "XINITRC_DAEMON=${XINITRC_DAEMON} xinit $xinitrc /usr/share/ltsp/kioskSession ${KIOSK_EXE} ${KIOSK_OPTIONS} -- ${DISPLAY} vt${TTY} ${X_ARGS} -br" >/dev/null
15:07* alkisg also gets some vodka + pop corn :P
15:08
<robehend1>
vodka? but..but..scotch..
15:08* Gadi is still trying to get something shipped, so I am only part here
15:08
<Gadi>
:)
15:08
<robehend1>
Gadi: I'm getting a fatal warning that it cant find a --config file as a nonroot user, when using the kiosk plugin. the error is from xorg
15:08
<Gadi>
robehend1: you might want to change that last line that alkisg posted to: su - ${KIOSKUSER} -c "XINITRC_DAEMON=${XINITRC_DAEMON} xinit $xinitrc /usr/share/ltsp/kioskSession ${KIOSK_EXE} ${KIOSK_OPTIONS} -- ${DISPLAY} vt${TTY} ${X_ARGS} -br" >/dev/null
15:08
<alkisg>
Well if I had any pure scotch whiskey I'd reconsider :)
15:09
<Gadi>
mm... scotch
15:09
<m4xx>
i've just installed itacl and am getting the error "No authentication-keys were found or your old ones were broken. Please create a new key-pair using ICA (see documentation at ...)"
15:09
the page they pointed to no longer exists =\
15:09
<alkisg>
m4xx: did you log off and then back on, both on the "teacher" account and the "student" account?
15:10
<m4xx>
yes
15:10
<Gadi>
robehend1: sorry, I meant replace with: xinit $xinitrc nice -n -20 sudo -u ${KIOSKUSER} -H /usr/share/ltsp/kioskSession ${KIOSK_EXE} ${KIOSK_OPTIONS} -- ${DISPLAY} vt${TTY} ${X_ARGS} -br >/dev/null 2>&1
15:10
<m4xx>
i even rebooted
15:10
i'll try again
15:10
<alkisg>
m4xx: how did you install italc?
15:10
<m4xx>
apt-get install italc-master
15:10
<robehend1>
Gadi: no problem, let me get this all going here
15:10
<alkisg>
m4xx: distro/version?
15:10
<m4xx>
ubuntu 10.04
15:11
<alkisg>
m4xx: do you have an /etc/italc/keys directory?
15:11
(or something similar, it's been a year since I've stopped using italc, too buggy...)
15:11
<m4xx>
yes
15:11
<robehend1>
Gadi: wil l i need to update the chroot after adding that?
15:11
<m4xx>
alkisg: is there osmething you use in it's substitute?
15:11
<alkisg>
m4xx: Put the result of this command to pastebin: ls -lha -R /etc/italc/keys
15:12
m4xx: we developed something for greek schools, and it's much better, but it's not ready for i18n use yet
15:12
We hope to have it ready for 12.04
15:12
<Gadi>
robehend1: yup
15:13
<robehend1>
alrighty, fingers crossed
15:13
<m4xx>
alkisg: http://ltsp.pastebin.us/1939
15:14
<alkisg>
m4xx: seem ok, is the "teacher" in the admin group?
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<robehend1>
Gadi: seems to just hang after *Starting LTSP client ..... [OK]
15:15
<m4xx>
is now
15:15
lemme logout and log back in
15:15
<alkisg>
right
15:16
<m4xx>
you're the man =]
15:16
<alkisg>
Just hope it doesn't crash every few minutes for you :)
15:17
<robehend1>
did for me :(
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<m4xx>
what do you do to get it to crash?
15:19
<robehend1>
use it
15:19
open a client to view it, attempt to lock screens, attempt to send a text message, you name it, i've had it crash
15:20
<alkisg>
For 20% of the labs here, it works ok, for 60% it randomly "loses clients" every few minutes (i.e. the client ica process crashes), and for the other 20% it segfaults in the first few seconds
15:20
(approximate numbers of course)
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<alkisg>
I tried to get help from upstream but I got no repy
15:21
*reply
15:22
<m4xx>
seems to work ok with my one client
15:24
<eddiek>
Is it OK to do all the configuration from the thin client? or should i go to the server?
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<robehend1>
eddiek: what kind of configuration?
15:25
<kohen>
hi
15:25
<robehend1>
kohen: hello
15:25
<alkisg>
eddiek: when you login on a thin client, you *are* on the server, so it's OK - except for some little things like users-admin (the user manager) which have problems
15:26
*may
15:26
<kohen>
i want to set up a ltsp cluster
15:26
i have ubuntu 10.04.1 desktop i386
15:26
<m4xx>
if i install italc-client in the chroot, would i be able to connect to the thinclient when no user is logged in?
15:26
<robehend1>
kohen: what kind of clients are you looking to use? cpu/ram?
15:27
<alkisg>
m4xx: yes, but it's a little trickier to get it to work like this, follow the wiki page, I've never done that
15:27
<kohen>
and i want to ask can i use LTSP-Cluster on OpenVZ tutorial on my system ?
15:27
<m4xx>
the wiki page is no more =[
15:27
<robehend1>
m4xx: i tried that wiki page. never got it to work
15:27
<eddiek>
thanks
15:27
<m4xx>
n/m
15:27
<alkisg>
m4xx: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/iTalc
15:27
<m4xx>
google is my friend
15:28
<kohen>
it will be work ?
15:28
<evil_root>
kohen i would recommend ESXI vs OpenVZ
15:29
<kohen>
but i have tutorial to open vz
15:30
and i think i will have problem with esxi
15:30
<robehend1>
kohen: most of whats in that tutorial should apply over to esxi.
15:30
<kohen>
but i have one notebook
15:30
<evil_root>
um
15:30
<kohen>
esxi is a system which i must controll from other computer
15:31
<evil_root>
you want to setup an ltsp cluster on the notebook?
15:31
<kohen>
its that right ?
15:31
only for tests
15:31
<evil_root>
you control the esxi host via a client yes, that means you configure you VM's and turn them off and on via a client
15:33
<kohen>
so if open vz not what will be the best solution
15:33
?
15:33
to understand ltsp-cluster
15:33
and establish the simplest enviroment
15:33
with one root serv , one app , and thin client
15:34
<robehend1>
kohen: I'd just do it in virtualbox, myself.
15:34
<evil_root>
what he said^^^
15:34
<robehend1>
kohen: but thats completely based off of my personal bias for using virtualbox as a testing ground, as well as being familiar with it
15:35
<evil_root>
and i am bias towards ESXI for the same reason
15:35
<kohen>
so what do you recommend?
15:36
<evil_root>
you said the cluster is going on a laptop?
15:36
<m4xx>
anyone know of a fix for ltsp-manager window being blank upon loading?
15:36
<kohen>
yes
15:36
<evil_root>
virtualbox
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<kohen>
ok so i choose virtual box
15:37
<evil_root>
good choice
15:37
but if you get an actual server to ever play on, hands down use ESXI
15:37
<kohen>
i want to learn whole enivroment and then test it on real server
15:39
do you help me with this because i think i will have a problem ;)
15:39
<m4xx>
virtualbox is pretty easy to use
15:40
<kohen>
the first problem it will a network cards
15:40
<alkisg>
m4xx: ltsp-manager is unmaintained, don't waste your time with it
15:40
<muppis>
knipwim, I got that part working already. I meant tftp settings per mac.
15:40
<kohen>
my laptop is connected to the internet by wifi and eth0 is free
15:41
so first virtual machine it will be a server thats right ?
15:41
<alkisg>
m4xx: italc is the best option, and if that doesn't work, then plain old x11vnc
15:41
<muppis>
kohen, yes.
15:41
<alkisg>
(or vino-server/vinagre)
15:42
<kohen>
so i install ubuntu 10.04.1 server edition with open ssh option
15:43
but what configuration of network cards in this machine should i use ?
15:43
<evil_root>
the wifi be the internet side and the enet be the LAN side
15:45
<kohen>
be right back
15:46
<muppis>
Is it possible have multiple tftp setting in dnsmasq assinge by per mac?
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<alkisg>
muppis: tftp settings? you mean the boot filename?
15:49
<muppis>
alkisg, yes.
15:49
<alkisg>
Sure
15:49
<muppis>
Good.
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<alkisg>
muppis: I think it's like this: dhcp-mac=lab1,12:34:56:78:00:01
15:50
This way you "mark" a client, and then use the lab1 prefix in the bootfilename option
15:51
<muppis>
Ok, thanks. I'll try that at tomorrow.
15:51
<alkisg>
dhcp-boot=lab1,filename
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<muppis>
I should be sleeping right now. Alarm set to 05:00, but not feeling sleepy at all.
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16:09
<robehend1>
alkisg: turns out gadi's magical xorg fix didnt work :(
16:10
<alkisg>
Wheee, that took a while :)
16:10
Lots of problems to get there
16:10
Don't forget to enable nbd_swap to prevents clients from crashing in heavy sites
16:11
Oh
16:11
"didn't" :)
16:11* alkisg needs to go to sleep :D
16:11
<robehend1>
alkisg: yep, still wants ltspkiosk to be a root user. weird
16:11
<alkisg>
So did you get that "su" line?
16:11
<robehend1>
mhmm, i added the one Gadi posted
16:12
xinit $xinitrc nice -n -20 sudo -u ${KIOSKUSER} -H /usr/share/ltsp/kioskSession ${KIOSK_EXE} ${KIOSK_OPTIONS} -- ${DISPLAY} vt${TTY} ${X_ARGS} -br >/dev/null 2>&1
16:13
<alkisg>
It'd be nice to see what that actually translates to
16:13
<robehend1>
but it just hangs Starting LTSP Client ......[ok]
16:13
agreed
16:13
<alkisg>
The original one
16:13
<robehend1>
also agreed
16:14
<alkisg>
One quick way to make changes, without running ltsp-update-image:
16:14
put "break=bottom", and from the busybox shell, run:
16:14
sudo chroot /root
16:14
vi <file>, edit, save etc
16:14
exit
16:14
exit
16:14
<robehend1>
hmm, ok..
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<robehend1>
luckily, ltsp-update-image runs pretty fast for this chroot, since its so lite. 30 seconds or so
16:16
<alkisg>
Ah np then
16:17
<robehend1>
bah. i'm tempted to just make the KioskUser variable point to root, to see if it works
16:19
alkisg: setting the kioskuser to root provides a different error
16:19
alkisg: mostly that it cant find the /usr/share/ltsp/kiosksession file
16:19
perhaps cuz its not there..
16:19
<alkisg>
It's not? Isn't that a kiosk chroot?
16:20
<robehend1>
yep, built it via the kiosk setup
16:20
<alkisg>
And the file isn't there?
16:20
<robehend1>
nope, its not
16:21
which doesnt make sense to me.
16:21
but then again, not much has today
16:21
<alkisg>
Packaging problem then... get it from bzr
16:22
<robehend1>
kk
16:22
<alkisg>
http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/ltsp-client-core/filelist
16:22
<robehend1>
ha, am i gonna have to fight with wget and launchpad again?
16:23
<alkisg>
vs http://packages.ubuntu.com/lucid/i386/ltsp-client-core/filelist
16:23
It was included later, it's there in natty http://packages.ubuntu.com/natty/i386/ltsp-client-core/filelist
16:23
<robehend1>
ah, ok. where do I find this bzr to grab it? not familiar
16:24
<alkisg>
!ltsp-source
16:24
<ltspbot>
alkisg: "ltsp-source" :: at http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/ltsp-trunk/files
16:24
<robehend1>
ah, thanks
16:25
<alkisg>
good luck, and good night :)
16:25
<robehend1>
ha see ya
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