creating fat 'thin' clients with ltsp new problem

[David Van Assche]

I'm not a 'windows guy' but I think AD is almost the same as LDAP, so maybe
you can use this, which I used:
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/OpenLDAPServer

I also found this, which is for gentoo, and looks overly complex and
complete, but if you understand it, it should work for you:

http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_fit_Linux_into_Active_Directory#Windows_server_configuration

On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:09 PM, ugh ugher <tcpip247 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> You wouldnt know of any how to's around to help me out
> with that would you?
> Thanks.
>  John
> --- David Van Assche <dvanassche at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > yeah u'll need to do the AD stuff too, ie add the
> > machine so u can use your
> > user accounts, but after that should work fine...
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 2:34 AM, ugh ugher
> > <tcpip247 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi Dave
> > >
> > > Well I kinda have it working now.
> > > I had to add
> > >
> > > [default]
> > >  SERVER=ipaddress
> > >  RC_FILE00=/path/to/nfsmounts.sh
> > >  RC_FILE01=/path/to/gdmstart.sh
> > >
> > > to the lts.conf
> > > One downer is I can not log on. I think I need to
> > add
> > > the LTSP machine to the domain, or the fat client.
> > > That should be a fun learning experience.
> > >
> > > Thanks for your help.
> > >
> > > --- David Van Assche <dvanassche at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hi Ugh,
> > > >    There is an #edubuntu and #ltsp channel,
> > where
> > > > talented devs can usual
> > > > answer pretty much any question.
> > > >
> > > > Your win2003 domain is then handling
> > authentication
> > > > I take it, which
> > > > shouldn't make a difference since that is on the
> > > > server side. You just need
> > > > to make sure that the ldap files within the
> > chroot
> > > > point to it correctly.
> > > > The scripts mentined (which are dirty hacks,
> > someone
> > > > mentioned mounting
> > > > /home via  sshfs instead of nfs and that sounds
> > more
> > > > secure to begin with)
> > > > should all be in the chroot. I created a
> > seperate
> > > > directory for them under
> > > > /etc called xtrascripts, so you'd have 2
> > eecutable
> > > > scripts in there, one
> > > > with the contents of nfsmounts.sh and one with
> > the
> > > > contents startgdm.sh)
> > > > Once u've updated the image you call those 2
> > scripts
> > > > from the lts.conf file
> > > > located in
> > /var/lib/tftpboot/ltsp/fati386/lts.conf
> > > > which should contain the
> > > > following:
> > > >
> > > > [default]
> > > > RC_FILE00=/path/to/nfsmounts.sh
> > > > RC_FILE01=/path/to/gdmstart.sh
> > > >
> > > > What this does is starts those scripts during
> > the
> > > > start up process of ltsp,
> > > > but where exactly they are started is unknown to
> > me.
> > > > I just know that it
> > > > works...
> > > >
> > > > Good luck,
> > > > David
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:05 AM, ugh ugher
> > > > <tcpip247 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Yes I did, but my setup is a bit different.
> > I'm
> > > > > running a win2003 domain.
> > > > > I'm not sure on a few things of my setup, such
> > as
> > > > do
> > > > > the scripts (nfsmounts.sh, startgdm.sh) go in
> > the
> > > > > local or chroot file system. Also how do I
> > know
> > > > what
> > > > > number to place in the RCFILE_NN....sorry this
> > one
> > > > is
> > > > > new to me. Does the RCFILE have something to
> > do
> > > > with
> > > > > the rc0.d, rc1.d, ....?
> > > > > Is there an IRC for the user group? I just
> > have a
> > > > few
> > > > > questions on future implementation of the fat
> > > > client
> > > > > works.
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you for your response.
> > > > >
> > > > > --- David Van Assche <dvanassche at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > have you been following the online howto?
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuLTSP/LTSPFatClients
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On Tue, Mar 4, 2008 at 7:32 PM, ugh ugher
> > > > > > <tcpip247 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Sorry...found something new. At the
> > terminal I
> > > > > > logon
> > > > > > > as root, then did startx.......and poof, I
> > > > have a
> > > > > > > desktop.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > When I first boot the machine, I get the
> > > > little
> > > > > > Ubuntu
> > > > > > > load bar thing, it goes about a quater of
> > the
> > > > way
> > > > > > and
> > > > > > > stops. That is when I switch to tty1 and
> > login
> > > > and
> > > > > > > startx. Not very gnome like....so I guess
> > this
> > > > is
> > > > > > > Xfce..?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > How Possible/hard would it be to have a
> > vmware
> > > > > > session
> > > > > > > running as a fat client (local App)?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
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