LTSP fat clients

[Ingrid Siebörger]

Hi,

I have tried to set up an LTSP fat client server and image but have 
encountered a strange problem.  The clients boot but when I log in with a user 
account all I get is the wall paper and mouse pointer, nothing else.  I 
followed the instructions pretty much to the letter on Jonathan Carter's blog 
(http://jonathancarter.org/2010/11/24/how-do-ltsp-fat-clients-work/) except 
that I didn't skip building the image but built it straight away (choosing not 
to add anything else to the standard image) and I built it with a root 
password for login to the booted image, using --prompt-rootpass.

I am attaching the output from .xsession-errors below and would really 
appreciate any help that anyone can offer regarding how to fix this.

Many thanks!
-Ingrid

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Output from .xsession-errors:

Xsession: X session started for tuxuser1 at Fri Jun 22 17:29:47 SAST 2012
export CKCON_X11_DISPLAY=':7'
export CKCON_X11_DISPLAY_DEVICE='/dev/tty7'
export DISPLAY=':7'
export HOME='/home/tuxuser1'
export ICEAUTHORITY='/var/run/ldm-xauth-PnWbf9jOb/ICEauthority'
export LANG='en_ZA.UTF-8'
export LANGUAGE='en_ZA.UTF-8'
export LC_ALL='en_ZA.UTF-8'
export LOGNAME='tuxuser1'
export LTSP_CLIENT='192.168.128.20'
export LTSP_CLIENT_HOSTNAME='ltsp20'
export LTSP_CLIENT_MAC='6C:62:6D:EF:41:F9'
export LTSP_FATCLIENT='True'
export MAIL='/var/mail/tuxuser1'
export PATH='/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/bin:/usr/local/games:/usr/games'
export PWD='/home/tuxuser1'
export SHELL='/bin/bash'
export SHLVL='1'
export TERM='linux'
export USER='tuxuser1'
export XAUTHORITY='/var/run/ldm-xauth-PnWbf9jOb/Xauthority'
export 
XDG_SESSION_COOKIE='bdcb8fb3282b938b87e176f2000290f7-1340378986.984986-304000745'
export _='/etc/X11/Xsession'
localuser:tuxuser1 being added to access control list
Setting IM through im-switch for locale=en_ZA.
Start IM through /etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/all_ALL linked to 
/etc/X11/xinit/xinput.d/default.
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might 
get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might 
get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might 
get used
gnome-keyring-daemon: insufficient process capabilities, unsecure memory might 
get used
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/gpg:0:1
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=2534
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW
GPG_AGENT_INFO=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/gpg:0:1
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-PNiouW/ssh
Checking if settings need to be migrated ...no
Checking if internal files need to be migrated ...yes
[LOG]: Moving Internal Files
[LOG]: Copying subdirectory from /home/tuxuser1/.compiz/session to 
/home/tuxuser1/.compiz-1/session
[LOG]: Copied file 
/home/tuxuser1/.compiz/session/10aaf19c1e5f32df213403785965892600000022870033 
to 
/home/tuxuser1/.compiz-1/session/10aaf19c1e5f32df213403785965892600000022870033
[LOG]: Successfully moved internal files
Backend     : gconf
Integration : true
Profile     : default
Adding plugins
Initializing core options...done
 * Epoptes-client connecting to server:789...
   ...done.
Initializing composite options...done
Initializing opengl options...done
Initializing decor options...done
Initializing vpswitch options...done
Initializing snap options...done
Initializing mousepoll options...done
Initializing resize options...done
Initializing place options...done
Initializing move options...done
Initializing wall options...done
Initializing grid options...done
** Message: applet now removed from the notification area
Initializing nautilus-gdu extension
I/O warning : failed to load external entity 
"/home/tuxuser1/.compiz/session/105d8e9cc51eea4796134037898760930100000024640033"
Initializing session options...done
Initializing gnomecompat options...done
Initializing animation options...done
** Message: using fallback from indicator to GtkStatusIcon
Initializing fade options...done
Initializing workarounds options...done
Initializing scale options...done
compiz (expo) - Warn: failed to bind image to texture
Initializing expo options...done
Initializing ezoom options...done
Starting gtk-window-decorator

(gnome-settings-daemon:2533): print-notifications-plugin-CRITICAL **: 
gsd_print_notifications_plugin_finalize: assertion `plugin->priv != NULL' failed

(gnome-settings-daemon:2533): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: 
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed

(gnome-settings-daemon:2533): GLib-GObject-CRITICAL **: g_object_unref: 
assertion `G_IS_OBJECT (object)' failed
[1340378988,000,xklavier.c:xkl_engine_start_listen/]    The backend does not 
require manual layout management - but it is provided by the application

-- 
Ingrid Siebörger

"Time spend laughing is time spend with the Gods" Japanese proverb