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


Channel log from 13 July 2011   (all times are UTC)

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02:39
<warren>
stgraber, please don't forget to use "Ubuntu:" prefixes on distro-specific checkins
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04:11
<alkisg>
Good morning
04:11
Hyperbyte: nubae.com/logs has been down for a few days, maybe we should them in your server instead...
04:12
stgraber: do you have access to sourceforge, so that we make a php script that puts them there?
04:12
_UsUrPeR_: or, if you can create an irclogs.ltsp.org CNAME that points to Hyperbyte's server...
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04:52
<vagrantc>
Hyperbyte: only on untranslated string and one fuzzy
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06:42
<kingmilo>
hi all
06:43
I am booting the alternate install cd, normally to install LTSP I get the nice graphical install menu and I can push F4 and select to install LTSP. Unfortunately my graphics card cannot show the graphical install menu so I have the text install menu, how do i specify to install ltsp from the text menu?
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06:49
<alkisg>
Not sure, but *maybe* file=/cdrom/preseed/ltsp.seed is what you're looking for
06:53
<kingmilo>
alright ill try thnx
06:54
<alkisg>
kingmilo: Or, if you want to do it blindly, here are the keystrokes:
06:54
Enter, F4, End, Enter
06:55
And another Enter
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06:57
<kingmilo>
thanks alksig. I get the text install so i have the option for install or expert install, so no chance for blind install
07:00
<alkisg>
OK, then just try adding file=/cdrom/preseed/ltsp.seed to your kernel parameters
07:00
<kingmilo>
ill give that a shot thanks
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08:27
<Hyperbyte>
alkisg: sure, LTSP logs online sounds fine
08:28
Should I make a virtualhost ltsp.middelkoop.cc that links to ~/www/ on the ltspbot account?
08:28
<alkisg>
Let's wait for _UsUrPeR_ or stgraber to answer, if they don't, I'll send a mail to the ltsp-developers list and ask where they want the logs to be
08:29
If they don't want them in ltsp.org or in sourceforge, yup, ltsp.middelkoop.cc sounds fine
08:29
<Hyperbyte>
I still say best place is wiki. :)
08:29
But either way is fine with me
08:29
<alkisg>
The domain is there, it's a shame not to use it because of a single CNAME entry in dns
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09:01
<alkisg>
Ah, ltsp.org is already using the sourceforge web space, so adding a vhost for irclogs.ltsp.org should be easily doable. _UsUrPeR_ ?
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09:13
<Hyperbyte>
Hey layus :)
09:15
<layus>
hell
09:16
*hello
09:16
<Hyperbyte>
:)
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09:50
<layus>
hello again !
09:50
<Hyperbyte>
Hi again. :P
09:51
<layus>
i found how to setup idesk to get some icons and a light desktop.
09:51
<Hyperbyte>
:)
09:52
<layus>
it looks pretty nice. i'll try to add a snapshot if i remember the x snapshot programm
09:54
I just get trouble to assign each X session a new display.
09:54
<alkisg>
idesk? Why so manual? Wouldn't lxde be easier?
09:54
<layus>
i tought xinit would take care of that
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09:55
<layus>
i used idesk 1) for fun, 2) for headaches :-) and 3) because i didn't find a kiosk mode in lxde. And i dont want user to modify local thin client.
09:56
but if you know how to setup lxde, it would be really usefull !
09:56
<alkisg>
Why would you need icons for a kiosk mode? Isn't that supposed to only have a browser running?
09:56
Or you need other apps too?
09:57
<layus>
kiosk is the only word approximating wat i want.
09:58
i need icons, one per server. When you click on icon "server1", it starts a new x server ans launches remote connection to server1
09:58
so i need icons, but i dont want user to start a shell, nor any other programm
09:59
<alkisg>
Ah, no, then you need a modified ldm, if I got your problem
10:00
The new ldm supports plugins, I think you could write one there
10:00
(haven't looked at the new code)
10:00
<layus>
i have to go for lunch. But i appreciate your idea.
10:00
see you in one hour
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10:17
<astbis>
Hi.
10:18
Is there someone, who can explain to me how and why x_mode_0 has no effect at all?
10:18
<alkisg>
distro/version?
10:18
<astbis>
Ubuntu Natty, latest update
10:19
<alkisg>
You're getting a low resolution, and are trying to force a higher one, and it doesn't work?
10:19
<astbis>
No opposite. I get a too high resolution and want to set 1024x768 as default
10:19
<alkisg>
OK, then try this: XRANDR_MDOE_0=1024x768
10:20
*MODE
10:20
(without setting X_MODE_0)
10:20
<astbis>
Yes. I will try
10:26
Where is this documented, i find it a lot useful, but outdated information on the net.
10:26
-it
10:27
It didn't work
10:27
any suggestions
10:28
<Hyperbyte>
Yeah
10:28
Use XRANDR_MODE_01
10:28
<astbis>
Trying
10:28
<Hyperbyte>
So XRANDR_MDOE_01=1024x76
10:29
<astbis>
got it
10:29
<Hyperbyte>
:)
10:29
<astbis>
Didn't work either
10:30
XRANDR_MDOE_0=1024x768
10:30
in /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf
10:30
<Hyperbyte>
No, XRANDR_MODE_01=1024x768
10:30
<astbis>
wrong copy paste :-) ... i've got XRANDR_MODE_01=1024x768
10:31
<Hyperbyte>
Heheh, okay
10:31
Open an xterm on the client, type "xrandr" and pastebin the output
10:31
<astbis>
What is the login?
10:32
<Hyperbyte>
I mean just a regular xterm. Not locally, but just on a logged in client, go to accessoires menu, start terminal
10:32
<astbis>
ok
10:32
<Hyperbyte>
You should get output from xrandr displaying all available outputs and video modes
10:33
<alkisg>
astbis: do you put [Default] on top of your lts.conf?
10:33
Also, I did a typo above, and I said to use "MODE" instead of "MDOE"
10:33
So if you tried with XRANDR_MDOE_0=1024x768, that's why it didn't work
10:34
To learn more about these commands, see the lts.conf manpage
10:34
!lts.conf
10:34
<ltsp>
alkisg: lts.conf: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/lts.conf.
10:34
<Hyperbyte>
alkisg, manpage also says you need to need to use XRANDR_MODE_01-09, rather than XRANDR_MODE_0
10:34
<alkisg>
Hyperbyte: it needs a single digit, XRANDR_MODE_01 won't work
10:34
Typo in the manpage then
10:34
<Hyperbyte>
Or I read wrong manpage version. :\
10:35
<astbis>
http://pastebin.com/553zXtGA
10:35
<alkisg>
astbis: now run this:
10:35
ltsp-localapps xterm
10:35
An xterm will open
10:35
On that xterm, run: getltscfg -a
10:35
And pastebin the output
10:36
<Hyperbyte>
Manpage for lucid says XRANDR_MODE_01-09 and manpage for oneric says XRANDR_MODE_0-8
10:36
But I'm gonna butt out and get some lunch. ;-)
10:36
<alkisg>
Hyperbyte: apparently they fixed the typo :)
10:36
<astbis>
Nothing to paste ... no output.
10:36
Hyperbyte: Thanks and a good lunch
10:37
<Hyperbyte>
Thanks. :)
10:37
<alkisg>
astbis: now, pastebin your /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf
10:38
<astbis>
http://pastebin.com/N26tpuJA
10:39
<alkisg>
astbis: ok, there's something wrong there, getltscfg should have returned those values
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10:39
<alkisg>
For starters, fix your lts.conf, so that it says XRANDR_MODE_0
10:39
instead of XRANDR_MODE_01
10:39
But that's not your biggest problem, the biggest problem is that the client doesn't read your lts.conf at all
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10:40
<alkisg>
On that xterm again. If you run `cat /etc/lts.conf`, do you see your lts.conf, or you see another lts.conf which you didn't create?
10:41
<astbis>
I see it is showing the default, from /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/lts.conf
10:41
It seems /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386/lts.conf is not used.
10:41
<alkisg>
OK. Now try to see if you can get your new one from tftp, with the following command:
10:42
cd /tmp; tftp server -v -m binary -c get /ltsp/i386/lts.conf
10:42
On the xterm again
10:42
<astbis>
Thanks for the help by the way.
10:42
<alkisg>
No problem
10:43
<astbis>
Error code 1: File not found
10:43
<alkisg>
It's possible that your tftp server uses the wrong dir.
10:43
Did you upgrade to natty from a previous installation, or did you install from scratch?
10:44
<astbis>
upgrade from previous
10:44
<alkisg>
OK. Do you have an /srv/tftp directory?
10:44
<astbis>
Yes. With the ltsp dir in it
10:45
<alkisg>
OK, run: sudo rm -rf /srv/tftp
10:45
:)
10:45
<astbis>
Sure?
10:45
<alkisg>
If you only have ltsp there, yes
10:45
Now pastebin your /etc/default/tftpd-hpa file
10:46
<astbis>
http://pastebin.com/aY8zxNjy
10:46
<alkisg>
TFTP_DIRECTORY="/var/lib/tftpboot"
10:47
And: sudo restart tftpd-hpa
10:47
Reboot the client, it should work now
10:48
<astbis>
trying
10:49
<alkisg>
I assume that your ltsp kernels are also on /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/i386, if they aren't, a `sudo ltsp-update-kernels` will put them there
10:50
<astbis>
Yes they are
10:51
Now the lts.conf is on the client, but the resolution is the same. Maybe with x_mode_0 = ...
10:52
<alkisg>
No, don't try it. Can you pastebin the result of getltscfg -a ?
10:52
<astbis>
Ok.
10:53
<alkisg>
Ah. It's possible that you changed the settings from the gnome monitors dialog
10:53
Check on gnome-terminal: ls -l ~/.config/monitors.xml
10:53
Is that file there, for the user you're trying with?
10:54
<astbis>
http://pastebin.com/xAzJ7PG1
10:54
<alkisg>
XRANDR_MODE_01="1024x768"
10:54
You didn't fix that
10:54
XRANDR_MODE_0="1024x768"
10:54
(01:39:35 μμ) alkisg: For starters, fix your lts.conf, so that it says XRANDR_MODE_0
10:54
(01:39:41 μμ) alkisg: instead of XRANDR_MODE_01
10:54
<astbis>
No monitors file
10:55
<alkisg>
Yeah the problem is the wrong spelling above ^
10:55
Remove the "1" in the end
10:56
<astbis>
Done ... so it is 0-9
10:56
<alkisg>
Yes
10:56
<astbis>
It sieems i didn't get that part earlier.
10:56
Rebooting
10:57
It is working... I owe you one
10:57
<alkisg>
You're welcome
10:58
<astbis>
What does you experience say on the topic "Multimedia web content" and ltsp?
10:58
<alkisg>
And more specifically? Flash?
10:59
<astbis>
Flash, youtube and most important flash animated educational applications
10:59
<alkisg>
A btw let's fix a few other problems in your lts.conf
10:59
<astbis>
Gladly
10:59
<alkisg>
You cannot put multiple DNS_SERVERS
10:59
Put a single one, separated with commas
10:59
<astbis>
Done
10:59
<alkisg>
Also, you shouldn't need the "chmod_fix" etc patch anymore
10:59
Remove it
11:00
<astbis>
Done
11:00
:-)
11:00
This is fun
11:00
<alkisg>
Ah - sorry I was wrong above. Use spaces, not commas, for separation
11:01
So: DNS_SERVER="ip1 ip2 ip3"
11:01
<mgariepy_>
good morning everyone
11:01
<alkisg>
Hey mgariepy_
11:01
<astbis>
" for all value?
11:01
Morning? Which timezone?
11:01
<alkisg>
No, just around all of them. Or don't put any at all
11:01
Now for flash...
11:01
!flash
11:01
<ltsp>
alkisg: flash: Yes, flash sucks. Make sure you have LDM_DIRECTX=True in your lts.conf file, or if it's just youtube you're after, try some flash replacing plugin like https://addons.mozilla.org/el/firefox/addon/161869/ (per user installation, gecko-mediaplayer is also needed)..
11:02
<astbis>
Yeah.. i meant variable="value"
11:02
<alkisg>
Basically flash will work ok for a few clients, and then it will suck your server cpu and your network bandwidth
11:02
So for many clients, localapps or fat clients work better with flash
11:03
<astbis>
Yes. The network issue, is why we cant run one class on webapps with flash
11:03
Up to 5 client work ok. After that nothing goes :-(
11:03
<alkisg>
With flash as a localapp, or with fat clients, you won't need a good network nor a good server
11:04
<astbis>
I tried local app. But then the client was too slow :-( ...
11:04
<alkisg>
What are the client specs?
11:05
cpu/ram?
11:05
<astbis>
1ghz, 512 i guess
11:05
<alkisg>
Yeah it's a bit low for modern flash web content
11:05
<astbis>
Yeah . that is what i figured.
11:05
<alkisg>
So the best you can do is to put LDM_DIRECTX=True
11:06
After that you can only upgrade your hardware, server or clients
11:06
<astbis>
Done that right now. Will give it a try
11:06
I have a last questing now that i am talking to an expert :-)
11:06
How can i get the login localized to danish?
11:07
<alkisg>
Haha nah, no expert here, just a teacher
11:07
<astbis>
:-)
11:07
<alkisg>
What's the language code for danish?
11:07
<astbis>
LDM_LANGUAGE="da_DK.UTF-8" doesnt get the result needed.
11:07
<alkisg>
Try LANG="da_DK.UTF-8"
11:08
astbis: is your language there? http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/ldm-trunk/files/head:/po/
11:08
If not, you need to translate ldm first :)
11:09
<astbis>
It look like i have to translate it.
11:09
<alkisg>
!learn ldm-po as To see if LDM is translated in your language: http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~ltsp-upstream/ltsp/ldm-trunk/files/head:/po/ If it isn't, send a mail with the translation to the ltsp-developers mailing list.
11:09
<ltsp>
alkisg: The operation succeeded.
11:17
<astbis>
Translated the file :-)
11:22
Posted.
11:23
Can i put it in myself?
11:31
<Hyperbyte>
No, mail it to the ltsp-developers mailing list :)
11:32
<astbis>
Done. Can it be that attachments get rejected? ... I send a second message with pastebin.
11:32
<Hyperbyte>
No, I don't think that's the case.
11:32
Did you sign up for the mailing list before sending mails to it?
11:32
<astbis>
Yes i did.
11:33
Maybe at somepoint the message get through. I haven't received any ... yet.
11:34
<Hyperbyte>
Me neither.
11:40
<layus>
Ok, i'm back. Sorry for leaving so fast, i did not intend to be rude...
11:40
<astbis>
Now i go to lunch... thanks for all the help. It is working like a charm now and the danish translations hopefully is coming soon :-)
11:41
<layus>
So my problem is to get a nice interface, allowing the final user to chose his server amongst windows and linux ones.
11:42
So i made a simple desktop with idesk, and put some icons that launch screen.d scripts.
11:42
<Hyperbyte>
astbis: got it
11:43
<astbis>
:-) ... have a nice day.
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11:43
<Hyperbyte>
You..... too
11:43
Heh
11:44
<layus>
...
11:44
<Hyperbyte>
Too fast for me. :)
11:44
<layus>
he he !
11:45
<Hyperbyte>
So where are you at now, layus? :) Making progress?
11:46
<layus>
my biggest problem is that new X servers tend to use the same display as idesk, leading to errors.
11:47
Do you know how to ensure that each new x server gets a new display and a new vt ?
11:47
(new = unused)
11:48* Hyperbyte shrugs
11:49
<layus>
ltsp uses openvt, but it doesn't gets called when i use direclty screen.d scripts.
11:50
is there another entry point into ltsp scripts than calling them directly ?
11:50
<Hyperbyte>
How are you launching idesk?
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<layus>
i added a screen.d script...
11:54
and used lts.conf to launch it
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12:02
<Hyperbyte>
Maybe silly question, but can't you just kill idesk and run the screen script?
12:02
And when the screen script ends, restart idesk?
12:03
Mind you, I have zero experience with this. Just thinking out loud.
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12:06
<layus>
Yes... and no... :)
12:07
i need to keep idesk open and accessible, as user may want to open more than one remote desktop
12:08
<Hyperbyte>
Oh wow. This sounds like a nice add-on feature for LTSP though
12:08
<alkisg>
astbis: yes you can convert it to .mo yourself and put it in your chroot and run ltsp-update-image
12:08
<Hyperbyte>
Sort of like a "screen switcher"?
12:09
<layus>
yes
12:09
<Hyperbyte>
alkisg, he's gone. But you could reply to his mail on ltsp-developer. :)
12:09
<alkisg>
Hmm my pidgin has serious problems, it thinks people are still online
12:09
<Hyperbyte>
Really? Does it show me as online too?
12:10
Because I've been gone since an hour or so as well.
12:10
:P
12:10
<alkisg>
:D
12:11
<Hyperbyte>
layus, I really like your idea though. So CTRL+ALT+F2 (or whatever) always bring you to the screen chooser
12:11
And from there you can pick different sessions
12:11
<alkisg>
Why not reuse the same X screen instead?
12:12
For multiple screens, defining SCREEN_XX in lts.conf sounds more logical
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<alkisg>
Yup now I get the correct user list :)
12:15
<Hyperbyte>
alkisg, layus needs have multiple screens, for both rdesktop clients as well as ldm
12:15
<alkisg>
I thought he was just trying to login to different servers, using the same screen
12:15
<Hyperbyte>
But he doesn't want them all active when not needed, because the rdesktop login prompt times out
12:16
<alkisg>
That's easily solved with XINITRC_DAEMON=True
12:17
<Hyperbyte>
Undocumented LTSP secrets being spread here. :o
12:17
<alkisg>
Haha
12:17
Well, RDP_DAEMON in previous ltsp versions
12:18
Ouch that too wasn't too documented, it seems :D
12:18
<Hyperbyte>
Only five hits on Google for "lts.conf" "XINITRC_DAEMON"
12:18
Six if you leave out "lts.conf"
12:18
I'd say this has to be one of the biggest kept secrets regarding LTSP :-D
12:19
<alkisg>
Haha no the best kept secrets have negative google results
12:19
<Hyperbyte>
Hehe
12:19
<alkisg>
"RDP_DAEMON" => also 5... weird
12:20
<Hyperbyte>
Did I mention layus wants a GUI to switch between screens?
12:20
<alkisg>
Nope, I was still thinking he'd only have 1 session active each time
12:21
<Hyperbyte>
So basically... let's say you have XINITRC_DAEMON=False, so rdesktop restarts
12:21
<alkisg>
If he wants task switching and multiple rdesktop screens etc etc, I think that logging in *first* and launching those from the normal gnome session would make more sense :P
12:21
<Hyperbyte>
And have idesk on SCREEN_02 with icons to switch between screens
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12:22
<Hyperbyte>
I get the impression some are Windows users, others are Gnome users, and some are both.
12:22
And they're all on LTSp
12:22
<alkisg>
Then, SCREEN_07=ldm, SCREEN_08=rdesktop, and for the "both" case, just launch rdesktop from within the gnome session
12:23
I don't see where idesk would be needed there
12:23
<Hyperbyte>
Heh
12:23
layus, time for you to pitch in here. =)
12:33
<layus>
ok, let's make it clear.
12:33
We have three windows servers, and five linux, (3 suse enterprise, + 2 others)
12:34
Each user is allowed to connect to all of these servers.
12:34
I dont want to setup 8 login screens.
12:34
<alkisg>
That's why I was proposing the new ldm with the plugins subsystem, which would support this use case
12:35
It has support for ssh sessions, rdesktop sessions etc
12:35
Anyway, time for work, bb online later
12:35
<layus>
and a scrollling list for each server ?
12:36
because if it's the case... i might be interrested...
12:36
But again it seems to lack documentation, isn't it ?
12:37
And i'm not quite sure it's possible to start two sessions at a time.
12:37
Unless you start ldm in all screens, wich could be a solution.
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<layus>
alkisg said "I think that logging in *first* and launching those from the normal gnome session would make more sense :P", And i have to agree but it's a very thin client, an i think a full gnome is a bit too much :)
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<Hyperbyte>
layus, I think he meant logging in via ldm as a thin client, then launching rdesktop as a localapp
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<layus>
i dont really understand... no need to login into thin client, isn't it ?
13:05
<Hyperbyte>
I don't think it's a good solution, just saying what I think he meant. :P
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13:51
<tl1000s77>
Hey everyone. Has anyone here tried ltsp-cluster?
13:52
<Hyperbyte>
!ask | tell tl1000s77
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<tl1000s77>
If so, would you recommend it over having multiple ltsp servers.
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<Hyperbyte>
I have a guest account, for which I would prefer not to save any settings at all whatsoever. I don't want to allow users to make changes to their home directory, basically. But a read-only home directory is not going to work with Gnome.
14:15
I was thinking maybe I could mount the home for this user as tmpfs, but that doesn't seem very elegant. Does anyone have a good solution to accomplish this?
14:19
<alkisg>
Either tmpfs or erase everything on login/logout. But why you don't think that tmpfs or nbd cow isn't elegant?
14:20
<Hyperbyte>
Well
14:21
No idea actually... just seems like hacking is required
14:21
Or is there an easy way to accomplish this?
14:22
Maybe it would be a useful lts.conf option even? LDM_GUESTTMPFS? :)
14:22
Seems not too hard to hack in there somewhere.
14:23
Although I'm attempting to do this on the client - that's not right is it, I need to do this on the server on login/logout
14:23
<alkisg>
Yeah that would be useful, but also, ubuntu has a guest account mode, maybe that could be used instead.
14:24
<Hyperbyte>
How can I use that with LDM?
14:26
<alkisg>
What I'd do... I wouldn't want to give server access at all to a guest account
14:27
So, for fat clients, I'd mount /home/username from a cow nbd export on the server
14:27
Unfortunately for thin clients that would not be possible, server access would be required
14:29
So I'd have one guest account per thin client on the server, otherwise each client would have access to other clients' processes
14:29
<Hyperbyte>
Not important.
14:29
<alkisg>
I don't think the ubuntu guest login supports multiple logins, so that wouldn't work
14:29
<Hyperbyte>
Well, for Firefox maybe, but that I can figure out
14:30
But we sometimes have students, volunteers working in the office... they need websites, office and printing...
14:30
<alkisg>
No the problem isn't firefox, with an nbd home it would start multiple times without problems
14:30
<Hyperbyte>
Ah
14:31
<alkisg>
The problem is that one student could read the processes from other students, so he could possible see passwords in ram etc
14:31
<Hyperbyte>
Not a problem either.
14:31
<alkisg>
Or even run keyloggers to other user's X displays
14:31
So as I said I'd use one guest account per thin client
14:32
<Hyperbyte>
Yeah but that's overkill for me. These aren't the hacker types.
14:32
<alkisg>
With either cow home (nbd, tmpfs, whatever) or clearing at logon/logout
14:32
Overkill? It would take 1 minute to create e.g. 256 guest accounts
14:33
Other than that, there would be no difference in the implementation
14:34
Anyway, back to work again... :)
14:35
<Hyperbyte>
I still don't see how an nbd home would solve the Firefox problem. It would if Firefox is a localapp, but on the server one users' home is shared between all logged in users, isn't it?
14:37
I just thought of something brilliant. Reason I can't create a bunch of guest accounts, is that all my servers are tied into one NIS. Including my mail server. I could create all the guest accounts locally on the terminal server though, seperate from the NIS.
14:37
Well 'brilliant'... maybe a bit stupid that I didn't think of that before, but alas.
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<Hyperbyte>
Maybe I could even set up autofs5 to automatically mount their home dirs as tmpfs?
14:56
<tl1000s77>
I was on the ltsp-cluster.org website and saw that they ran MS Office apps from a Windows Terminal server on an Ubuntu thinclient. Is it possible to do that with a regular thin client? If so, how?
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<Hyperbyte>
alkisg, oh man this works sweet!
15:05
tmpfs via automount!
15:05
And I did end up creating 7 guest accounts, outside of my NIS server
15:08
<layus>
It's cool to see that it works for you.
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<layus>
note : it works for me too :)
15:09
<Hyperbyte>
:D
15:09
What'd you do? =)
15:09
<layus>
maybe a small tuto next week
15:09
i enden by using openvt to start /usr/share/ltsp/screen.d/xxx -options myserver
15:10
*ended
15:10
<Hyperbyte>
Would be nice to hear more about that. :)
15:10
<layus>
all this launched by one icon on idesk
15:10
<Hyperbyte>
Maybe a small tutorial somewhere on the wiki. ;)
15:11
<layus>
remakr : using xfreerdp allow 32 bit color depth, wich rdesktop doesn't support. Any mistake here ?
15:17
<Hyperbyte>
Sounds like Windows is configured for 32-bit colors and rdesktop only supports 16-bit
15:17
I'd use 16-bit colors over network anyways
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<Hyperbyte>
!ogra
15:25
<ltsp>
Hyperbyte: ogra: ogra!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
15:28
<layus>
we have a very good local network :-) (VERY good in facts...)
15:29
<Hyperbyte>
Not my point. :P
15:32
<highvoltage>
ogeraaaaaah!
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18:42
<alkisg>
_UsUrPeR_, stgraber, shall we do something about the channel logs? nubae.com/logs has been down for sometime now, it'd be nice if we could get them either to ltsp.sf.net or if we could get a cname for irclogs.ltsp.org to point to Hyperbyte's server...
18:42
(btw vagrantc do you have admin to the sf site?)
18:50
<vagrantc>
nope
18:52
<stgraber>
alkisg: I'm not an admin either
18:52
alkisg: I just have editor/admin rights on mediawiki IIRC
18:52
<alkisg>
Ah... ok I'll send a mail to the ltsp-developers ML about it. stgraber can you make me and Hyperbyte wiki editors?
18:53
I'm alkisg, and I think Hyperbyte what's your sf name again?
18:53
*s/think//
18:55
He's janmiddelkoop, I believe
18:59
Hmmm only jammcq and sbalneav are admins to the sf page... http://sourceforge.net/project/memberlist.php?group_id=17723
19:00
<vagrantc>
i don't even have an sf account i can use
19:00
<alkisg>
Hehe... it'd be nice to have a little better ltsp.org site though
19:00
(it's hosted on sf)
19:01
<stgraber>
I just did a password recovery on mine so I can login on the wiki and maybe add some more editors
19:04
<vagrantc>
i had an account, and could never get the password recovery to work.
19:04
kinda never reall yhad much enthusiasm for sf after they went closed-source
19:04
<alkisg>
I tried to host a project there too and was disappointed with their services, so I moved it to my own servers
19:04
<stgraber>
alkisg: you should have edit rights now
19:04
<alkisg>
stgraber: ty, trying...
19:05
<stgraber>
I can't find Hyperbyte though (tried both nicknames)
19:06
<alkisg>
Yup, it's working, I updated the greek ltsp forum url at https://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/ltsp/index.php?title=Ltsp_Support
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<TheMatrix3000>
!lts.conf
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<ltsp>
TheMatrix3000: lts.conf: http://manpages.ubuntu.com/lts.conf.
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<Hyperbyte>
stgraber: I'm janmiddelkoop on sourceforge
22:25
User ID 3469081
22:26
That's my login name anyways
22:26
Public display name is Jan Middelkoop
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