IRC chat logs for #ltsp on irc.libera.chat (webchat)


Channel log from 18 July 2016   (all times are UTC)

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07:11
<sebd>
Kamgha_: on the server, try : tail -f /var/log/auth.log
07:11
and see whether the SSH connexion is successfull
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15:19
<Kamgha>
sebd: SSH connection is good. it accepts password for user opens session then receives a disconnect by user a couple seconds later
15:21
<sebd>
strange
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15:22
<sebd>
Kamgha: what about tail -f /home/yourUser/.xsession-errors ?
15:23
<Kamgha>
no xsession-error file
15:23
<vagrantc>
thin client or fat client? thin clients require a desktop environment installed on the server.
15:23
<Kamgha>
thin
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15:24
<Kamgha>
it's the normal ubuntu ltsp install. is there another package i need to add?
15:25* vagrantc doesn't know what normal is
15:25
<vagrantc>
is ldm-server installed?
15:25
are there /usr/share/xsessions/*.desktop files?
15:26
<Kamgha>
ldm-server is install
15:26
installed*
15:26
no i don't have the xsessions directory....
15:27
<vagrantc>
i don't see how you could have ldm-server installed, but not actually have any sessions installed...
15:27
either ldm-server has broken dependencies on ubuntu, or there is something very broken with your install
15:27
<Kamgha>
lemme try reinstalling, i've done lots of random changes trying to get this to work
15:29
<vagrantc>
well, first, check that ldm-server actually depends on a desktop environment
15:30
oh, it only recommends desktop environments
15:30
Kamgha: did you install with --no-install-recommends ?
15:30
is this in fact not ubuntu but some ubuntu derivative?
15:31
<Kamgha>
reinstalling ldm-server gave me the xsessions directory now
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15:31
<Kamgha>
it's ubuntu 16.04
15:31
<vagrantc>
sounds like you might have had recommends turned off at some point
15:32
<Kamgha>
well time to update image and see how it goes
15:32
<vagrantc>
installing packages on the server shouldn't require rebuilding the image
15:32
unless you're using ltsp-pnp
15:33
but if you're using ltsp-pnp, i'd be surprised that you ended up without dektop environments.
15:33
did you do an ubuntu server install, rather than an ubuntu desktop install?
15:34
<Kamgha>
yes, server install
15:35
<vagrantc>
generally, LTSP servers need a full desktop environment
15:35
so installing a the desktop variant is a better starting point
15:36
<Kamgha>
hmm ok
15:36
<||cw>
I still do a netinst and then install whatever-desktop package :)
15:37
mostly because I have PXE booting installers that autoconfig my local apt-cache
15:37
<vagrantc>
Kamgha: it is, essentially, a server that serves up desktops :)
15:38
sure, if you're familiar with what you're doing, you can do it however you like
15:38
<Kamgha>
yeah, even reinstalling ldm-server didn't fix the error :/
15:38
<vagrantc>
but for a first install, generally best to go with the standard recommendations :)
15:38
<||cw>
these days, with a few exceptions, the only difference between a desktop and server install is the packages you install
15:39
<vagrantc>
Kamgha: somehow it's not pulling in recommends.
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"
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The `Recommends' field should list packages that would be found
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together with this one in all but unusual installations.
15:40
"
15:40
which is exactly how ldm-server is configured
15:40
if you remove and install ldm-server, does it pull in recommends?
15:41
e.g. desktop environments?
15:42
<Kamgha>
removing and installing again just has ldm-server :/
15:44
oh well this was new.. just tried logging into client. Xsession: unable to launch "gnome-fallback" X session --- "gnome-fallback" not found; falling back to default session. so it's not finding ldm at all?
15:44
<sebd>
Kamgha: LDM works but it cannot start the gnome session
15:46
<vagrantc>
Kamgha: my guess is your installation is configured to not install recommends
15:46
Kamgha: is this still a server install, or a desktop install?
15:46
<Kamgha>
server
15:47
<vagrantc>
i would recommend installing the desktop variant.
15:48
<Kamgha>
ok
15:48
<vagrantc>
or looking through /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ for files that disable installation of recommends
15:48
but who knows what other broken settings are in the current configuration
15:49
<Kamgha>
might be easier to just fresh install desktop
15:49* vagrantc nods
15:49
<Kamgha>
though i'm fairly certain recommended are getting installed
15:50
doing the original ltsp package install it listed more than just ltsp.. so i know it installed some stuff correctly
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16:01
<vagrantc>
seems unlikely, if installing ldm-server isn't pulling in any additional desktop packages, and there are no files in /usr/share/xsessions/*.desktop
16:01
but what do i know
16:08
<Kamgha>
decided to install gnome. it pulled a bunch of recommended packages. and... i logged in
16:24
reinstalling ldm-server and installing gnome seemed to do it
16:24
<vagrantc>
something is really odd
16:25
<Kamgha>
wondering if i had issues with the original ldm-server install is all i can think of
16:26
<vagrantc>
no idea
16:27
the one difference between ldm-server on debian and ubuntu is the ordering of the recommends ... maybe gnome-session is no longer present in ubuntu?
16:27
or gnome-session doesn't actually pull in a .desktop file (though that would seem odd)
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16:29
<Kamgha>
well i've got another minor issue that i'd got to fix now that i'm logged in, but thanks for helping. pointed me in the right direction to get it working
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<julienfayad>
Hello there, quick question in regards to the /etc/fstab file (as it seems it is generated by ltsp on FAT clients)
17:08
the /usr/share/ltsp/init-ltsp.d/50-rm-system-services file operate it’s test on the client file I guess, not the server file ? If yes how can I edit the fstab file for an ltsp client ? Even better for all ltsp clients of a given group ?
17:09
<quinox>
http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/trusty/man5/lts.conf.5.html
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FSTAB_0..FSTAB_9
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string, default unset
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Complete lines to add to /etc/fstab, for example:
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<julienfayad>
that was fast, thanks quinox
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<julienfayad>
So if I understand it well, if I put that inside a specific section (i.e [Dept1]), I can then have FSTAB applied to a selection of clients only, the ones belonging to [Dept1], right ?
17:14
<vagrantc>
julienfayad: the [] matching is for specific hosts, though you can use wildcards
17:15
julienfayad: you can also specify [foo1] LIKE=Dept1 [foo2] LIKE=Dept1
17:15
<julienfayad>
yeah that’s what I was seeing
17:16
<vagrantc>
you can also do [dept*] if the hostnames are configured ... although hostname handling in ltsp is a bit hackish
17:16
or maybe [dept1-*]
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<julienfayad>
I guess for my specific need I’ll have to use both the ltsp conf for specific fstab content and a script that runs at login
17:17
as I have some nfs shares which are for all and some others for some users only
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