Thin Client Manager problems

[R. Scott Belford]

Robert Arkiletian wrote:

> 
> Also see this (I notice -auth option, wondering if it's for 7.10)
> http://doc.edubuntu-fr.org/clientleger_x11vnc
> 

It all works.  There is not a problem with TCM or the instructions 
online.  The problem we were having was with Sabayon.  Aptitude remove 
sabayon, the clients can log in.  It is befuddling, but we also mount 
home over nfs, and we use /home/students, not just home. ?

At any rate, I find that it works.  Sorry for the confusion.

Now, I do have to use the -auth switch, but that is when I log in 
remotely to the server.  It was part of what I was doing last night when 
things broke.  The server  I help with is an hour away, 1.5 hours with 
traffic, and it sits behind a firewall.

 From home I type this to log into the firewall box and forward VNC traffic

ssh -L 5900:IPADDRESSOFSERVER:5900 hosef at IPORHOSTNAMEOFFIREWALL

and on the Edubuntu 7.10 LTSP server I type this, with -auth, to start 
the vnc server.

sudo x11vnc -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -shared -forever -display :0

-auth is apparently important if a user is not already logged in.

 From my workstation I launch a vncviewer and connect to localhost.  The 
connection is securely tunneled across Oahu to the server in the 
classroom.  I still get disconnected and have to restart x11vnc after 
logging in, but it works.  I can then view client desktops, also using 
x11vnc, with TCM.

--scott