tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post1228381899654752199..comments2024-02-18T08:15:20.893-08:00Comments on My Tech Notes: Install FreeNX server on Ubuntu 11.10 oneiric and 12.04 LTS preciseWXLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-75050676967012701092012-12-11T15:02:34.376-08:002012-12-11T15:02:34.376-08:00Yes I am aware that old style command line useradd...Yes I am aware that old style command line useradd works OK. It is Gnome-based graphical programs such as Synaptic, users-admin and others that don't work. It has to do with Linux not recognizing the terminal 'tty' as a secure port. In the old days there was a /etc/securetty file that one could list terminal ID's that should be considered secure for admin. That went away with newer versions. I think it now has something to do with "policy".Somebody Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769195015702571206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-5374920577173933502012-12-07T01:33:11.735-08:002012-12-07T01:33:11.735-08:00NX is over ssh protocal. As long as the user has p...NX is over ssh protocal. As long as the user has privilege, you should be able to run <br /><br />sudo useradd -m wilson<br /><br />or<br /><br />sudo usermod -s /bin/bash wilson<br /><br />in a terminal. WXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-46903520974207879472012-12-06T20:54:25.589-08:002012-12-06T20:54:25.589-08:00I love using NX to remotely access Ubuntu boxes, b...I love using NX to remotely access Ubuntu boxes, but one thing that drives me nuts is that Ubuntu will not allow any NX user to run any administrative apps, such as users-admin (add/change users), or synaptic. I think it is because Ubuntu thinks an NX login is not a secure connection. I posted a message on the huge Ubuntu forum but it seems no one even heard of NX.<br /><br />Has anyone else had the above problem on Ubuntu? I think it has to do with the 'tty' not being in a list of secure terminals someplace on the system. Some systems allow a workaround of "gksu users-admin", but on other Ubuntu's even that won't work.Somebody Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769195015702571206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-90950622047422564922012-12-06T15:17:09.000-08:002012-12-06T15:17:09.000-08:00Try use the freenx.bin instead of the script.
See...Try use the freenx.bin instead of the script.<br /><br />See<br /><br /><br />Update(5 May 2012): Easy installation using the all in one binary section<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j2lmtoikcz2mv4j<br />WXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-75652328530158287092012-12-06T15:15:50.484-08:002012-12-06T15:15:50.484-08:00 the script tested on 11.10 and 12.04 Ubuntu, if y... the script tested on 11.10 and 12.04 Ubuntu, if you are running Ubuntu 10.10, please see the other guide: <br /><br />http://notepad2.blogspot.com.au/2011/05/install-freenx-server-on-ubuntu-1004.htmlWXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-79462801588779109282012-12-06T15:13:04.694-08:002012-12-06T15:13:04.694-08:00Try use the freenx.bin instead of the script.
htt...Try use the freenx.bin instead of the script.<br /><br />http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?j2lmtoikcz2mv4jWXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-84369739296172492352012-12-06T05:15:39.767-08:002012-12-06T05:15:39.767-08:00Help please :
I can't finish the script, I get...Help please :<br />I can't finish the script, I get : <br /><br /> You can change this behaviour in the /usr/NX/etc/node.conf file.<br />Have Fun!<br />--2012-12-06 05:02:33-- http://computingplugs.com/files/nxserver<br />Résolution de computingplugs.com (computingplugs.com)... 98.155.252.46<br />Connexion vers computingplugs.com (computingplugs.com)|98.155.252.46|:80... échec: Connexion terminée par expiration du délai d'attente.<br />Nouvel essai.<br /><br />Seems that computingplugs.com doesn't get the nxserver ???<br /><br />How to finish the install please ?<br /><br />Regards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829974573436652534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-56140606113438652692012-12-05T21:47:35.085-08:002012-12-05T21:47:35.085-08:00I'm getting the following error in the ssh log...I'm getting the following error in the ssh log when trying to start a client after having installed the bin on an Ubuntu 10.10 box:<br /><br />usr/NX/bin/nxserver: line 562: kill: (27800) - No such process<br /><br />Anyone know what is going on here?<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16220830459575220163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-37459166506488694782012-12-05T21:17:11.884-08:002012-12-05T21:17:11.884-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829974573436652534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-29137359277816492182012-12-05T21:03:22.497-08:002012-12-05T21:03:22.497-08:00Thanks for your script.... but....
Please update...Thanks for your script.... but....<br /><br />Please update it, some versions of filexxxx.i386.tar.gz are not up to date.<br /><br />Thanks.<br /><br />IgorAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829974573436652534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-90912552236105817262012-12-05T20:41:03.396-08:002012-12-05T20:41:03.396-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829974573436652534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-16358338715844841802012-10-14T21:58:23.317-07:002012-10-14T21:58:23.317-07:00Good to see it works. Good to see it works. WXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-81165938232503640862012-10-14T21:40:16.221-07:002012-10-14T21:40:16.221-07:00Hey Anonymous! That worked! Thanks so much, I stug...Hey Anonymous! That worked! Thanks so much, I stuggled on that for hours.Somebody Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769195015702571206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-39876694962025573632012-10-14T21:25:38.627-07:002012-10-14T21:25:38.627-07:00The self-extracting bin file does work. I tried to...The self-extracting bin file does work. I tried today with a fresh installation of Ubuntu 12.04.1. It works except the authentication failure. (Solution has been added.)<br /><br />NOTE: you need to run the bin file as root so that it can create nx user and generate other settings.WXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-21550563121770146512012-10-14T20:50:04.720-07:002012-10-14T20:50:04.720-07:00The reason is: The default nomachine-key does not ...The reason is: The default nomachine-key does not work any more.<br /><br />You need to generate your own key pair to solve the problem, run the following commands as root:<br /><br /> sudo rm -fr /usr/NX/home/nx/.ssh<br /> sudo /usr/NX/bin/nxsetup --install<br /> "Do you want to use your own custom KeyPair? [y/N]" Answer y<br /><br />it will generate new key pairs, the /usr/NX/home/nx/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key file is the one you need to distribute to your nx clients. And you need to restart the freenx server:<br /> sudo /etc/init.d/freenx restart<br /><br />In the nomachine nxclient (or opennx client), you need to import the key file client.id_dsa.key (or simply copy & paset the content of the file into the ssh key field.). <br /><br />Now you should be able to authenticate through nxserver. WXLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18374533961873126421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-19650285304477075592012-10-11T23:04:35.349-07:002012-10-11T23:04:35.349-07:00My error details on above error was:
NX> 200 Co...My error details on above error was:<br />NX> 200 Connected to address: 192.168.160.71 on port: 22<br />NX> 202 Authenticating user: nx<br />NX> 208 Using auth method: publickey<br />Connection closed by 192.168.160.71<br /><br />I checked and key matches.Somebody Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769195015702571206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-19845665363537453222012-10-11T22:44:54.948-07:002012-10-11T22:44:54.948-07:00I have been beating my head half a day trying to s...I have been beating my head half a day trying to solve authentication failure. It appears the .bin self=-extracting is more of an upgrade and does not do a fresh install. For example it did not create a linux user nx with proper home folder and startup,<br /><br />I created an nx user by looking at a system with a working nomachine version of NX. Now it has moved to next step, user authentication with "authentication failed for user bob". So my bet ir's missing other nx setup, such as nx users.<br /><br />I still don't have it working. Normally I use nomachine that is a snap to install/setup.Somebody Elsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13769195015702571206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-1397828574199595122012-06-26T04:59:33.442-07:002012-06-26T04:59:33.442-07:00Any idea what commands/permissions need to be chan...Any idea what commands/permissions need to be changed to give all users access to NX?Moehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00342475858066642063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-87712956788649605942012-06-22T12:52:37.309-07:002012-06-22T12:52:37.309-07:00Thanks ! The COMMAND_START_GNOME="gnome-sess...Thanks ! The COMMAND_START_GNOME="gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback" totally fixed the issue I was encountering.<br /><br />Very appreciated.alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03486656372611674074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-24432423092521574432012-06-01T18:04:46.894-07:002012-06-01T18:04:46.894-07:00I am having the same problem. I have tried regene...I am having the same problem. I have tried regenerating the keys with no luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-84040134970962428782012-05-20T12:44:56.756-07:002012-05-20T12:44:56.756-07:00Hi! I'm new to freenx-server. I used the bin f...Hi! I'm new to freenx-server. I used the bin file, and freenx was successfully installed. Thanks, wilson. The server is running, but client authentication fails. I've tried copying /var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key to the client. Anyone has an idea what'll help?Alkishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17981197841787109484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-21875305158441839852012-05-20T05:48:52.523-07:002012-05-20T05:48:52.523-07:00Thanks so much for this - it worked first time. Se...Thanks so much for this - it worked first time. Server is 32 bit Ubuntu 21.04, client is Mint 12 running qtnx.<br />One thing I didn't do is any of the steps after and including * To configure NX server to use gnome-shell:....<br /><br />This was because I'm wary of messing with gnome as doing so has got me very confused in the past.<br /><br />Does anyone know if I'm making a big mistake by leaving these last steps out? As I say it seems to be working very well without them<br /><br />once again - Thanks :)trobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06104420384133263438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-57892776410995179452012-05-19T21:41:16.738-07:002012-05-19T21:41:16.738-07:00Thank you so much! This works for me using AMI ubu...Thank you so much! This works for me using AMI ubuntu/images-testing/ebs/ubuntu-precise-daily-amd64-desktop-20120516 (ami-4f1d470a).<br /><br />I can see sidebar.J Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01340305298616346958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-53001711261441893262012-05-10T10:11:25.781-07:002012-05-10T10:11:25.781-07:00Are you able to make printing and sharing folders ...Are you able to make printing and sharing folders work? I followed the steps above, but when I enable folder sharing, I get an error like this: Info: Share: '//computername/sharedfolder' failed to mount: mount.cifs: permission denied: no match for /home/username/MyShares/sharedfolder found in /etc/fstab.<br /><br />I can't get the printing to work either...summerendshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09188705749522665775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2174891197290154044.post-56247968124867850672012-05-07T11:13:52.998-07:002012-05-07T11:13:52.998-07:00It's too large to be posted here. Do you have ...It's too large to be posted here. Do you have an email I can send it to?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com