Hi Helmut, that is a neat trick (but Ubuntu LTSP doesn't use it, it's commented out), but maybe I can clarify for all:
When you add a new user in Ubuntu using the GUI, the user is assigned to certain groups in /etc/group. When you add a new user in Ubuntu in the shell, the user is NOT assigned to those same groups in /etc/group. This is true for 'useradd'. This is true for 'adduser' unless you specify a grouplist manually using EXTRA_GROUPS and ADD_EXTRA_GROUPS in /etc/adduser.conf. So I'm wondering where is the GUI getting this default grouplist? Shouldn't the behavior be the same in GUI or CLI? On Fri, Jan 6, 2012 at 1:46 AM, Helmut Lichtenberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Jay Goldberg <[email protected]> wrote: > > I've been adding users using System -> Administration -> Users and > > Groups. However, this doesn't work on thin clients, you must be logged > > in to the local console. > > > > So instead I tried creating users from the shell, which is fine except > > there is some part of the User and Groups GUI that sets a default set > > of group memberships for new users, which isn't done in the shell. > > Where is that controlled? I was also hoping to install webmin to allow > > regular users to admin users and groups, does anyone have experience > > with webmin on an LTSP server? > > I don't know if I understand your problem correctly but I handle group > membership on the thin clients with the pam_group module (in Debian/Ubuntu: > package libpam-modules). The well documented configuration file is > /etc/security/group.conf. > > There I have an entry like this: > > *;*;*;Al0000-2400;fuse,audio,cdrom,scanner > > This mean: on all days of the week between 0 and 24 h users who log in get > added to the groups fuse, audio, cdrom and scanner. > > Is this what you want? > > Regards > Helmut > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Helmut Lichtenberg <[email protected]> Tel.: 05034/871-128 > Institut für Nutztiergenetik (FLI) 31535 Neustadt Germany > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex > infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to > virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual > desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure > costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net -- Jay Goldberg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Ridiculously easy VDI. With Citrix VDI-in-a-Box, you don't need a complex infrastructure or vast IT resources to deliver seamless, secure access to virtual desktops. With this all-in-one solution, easily deploy virtual desktops for less than the cost of PCs and save 60% on VDI infrastructure costs. Try it free! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Citrix-VDIinabox _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
