Hi guys, it's me again. Just wonder with LTSP have you used Likewise to integrate with AD? I can join the LTSP server to the domain but can not login with AD user. Ta. Jerry Here are some references
http://www.likewisesoftware.com/ http://www.zimbio.com/Ubuntu+Linux/articles/96/Join+Ubuntu+8+04+Windows+Domain On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 2:29 PM, Vu Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thank you for the info, John. > It is very helpful for a newbie. It is good when I am not alone with my > idea. > Thanks and I'll get back with the results. > Vu Nguyen > Powerthink Mebourne > > > > On Tue, Sep 2, 2008 at 3:59 AM, john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Vu, >> >> We use win2k3 for authentication as well via winbind. We used to host >> student files on a windows server and I believe we used the pam_mount >> module to mount the shares on a per user basis >> http://pam-mount.sourceforge.net/ >> >> Last year we moved the student files over to Linux and we are happy >> with the results. Since we're in a mixed environment we can share >> files with WindowsXP users via samba, with our LTSP clients via NFS >> and even allow remote access via sftp. >> >> I DO wish that /etc/profile would still work as it used to. I am sure >> there are good reasons for moving to an image based approach (if >> that's the right way to describe it) but I don't like the fact that it >> breaks the way *nix has worked for 20 years or so. >> >> John >> >> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 4:25 PM, Vu Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Hi John and everyone, >> > Thanks for this post, I am also looking for the solution too. >> > I am deploying a lab with Edubuntu LTSP in a school, we have W2K3 domain >> > setup already, I have tried likewise on normal ubuntu, it joins the >> domain >> > and everything is ok, but it seems that I don't have luck with Edubuntu >> > LTSP, I am working on this and next step will be "how to map their home >> > drive when they log on to the lab?". >> > Thanks for your help. >> > Ta. >> > >> > >> > On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 7:21 AM, john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> I am two days away from the start of school and the problem I >> >> described before still applies to me. If I can't figure this out I'll >> >> have to put off my upgrade to 8.04 (or 8.10 perhaps) until December. >> >> I'd really appreciate any help. >> >> >> >> This issue is I want to run some scripts that up until now have been >> >> called by /etc/profile. This has worked for me up through Edubuntu >> >> 7.04 The scripts use the system variables $HOME and $USER to map NFS >> >> shares to users desktops. I understand from oli and others that the >> >> image generated by 8.04 doesn't reference /etc/profile when users log >> >> in. >> >> >> >> When I tried calling these scripts from >> >> /etc/X11/Xsession.d per Ollies suggestion the scripts didn't seem to >> >> run, and in fact after accepting my credentials X just sent me back to >> >> the login screen, perhaps my syntax was incorrect. But I couldn't >> >> find any debug information in the logs to trouble shoot the issue. >> >> Where do I find more debug info? >> >> >> >> francois suggestion about putting the lines in >> >> /opt/ltsp/i386/etc/profile and then updating the image didn't work >> >> either. >> >> >> >> Below is the what I placed in my file called >> >> /etc/X11/Xsession.d/85-SetupHome: >> >> >> >> >> >> #!/bin/sh >> >> # >> >> # SetupHome.sh >> >> # Clean up from previous session >> >> # >> >> # Sweep all files from $HOME and $HOME/Desktop to $HOME/Desktop/ZDrive >> >> # (ignores directories). >> >> # Makes Desktop and ZDrive dir entries if needed. >> >> # >> >> >> >> # Name of desktop itself >> >> dt=$HOME/Desktop >> >> if [ ! -e $dt ] >> >> then >> >> mkdir $dt >> >> fi >> >> >> >> # Name of ZDrive on Desktop >> >> zd=$dt/ZDrive >> >> >> >> # Storage server, and pre-built index of students on the server >> >> server=/mnt/ALLSTUDENTS >> >> index=$server/index.students >> >> >> >> # Make sure username is all lower case >> >> user=`echo $USER | tr A-Z a-z` >> >> >> >> # Zdrive does not exist, go figure it out >> >> if [ ! -e $zd ] >> >> then >> >> >> >> # Search file server for this user's directory >> >> if grep "/$user"'$' $index > /tmp/us$$ >> >> then >> >> store=$server/`cat /tmp/us$$` >> >> else >> >> # N.B., must fix for y3k compatibility >> >> store=$server/2*/$user >> >> fi >> >> rm -f /tmp/us$$ >> >> >> >> # Teachers, for instance, won't have storage on student fileserver >> >> if [ -e $store ] >> >> then >> >> ln -s $store $zd >> >> else >> >> # No ZDrive available for this user, just quietly leave >> >> exit 0 >> >> fi >> >> fi >> >> >> >> # If the user created files in the home directory, move them down >> >> # to the Desktop >> >> for src in "$HOME" "$dt" >> >> do >> >> # Walk entries in this dir >> >> cd $src >> >> for x in * >> >> do >> >> # Only process *files* in this dir >> >> if [ -f "$x" ] >> >> then >> >> # Calculate default destination >> >> dest="$zd/$x" >> >> >> >> # Oops, already there, concatenate an index number >> >> if [ -e "$dest" ] >> >> then >> >> # Start with <foo>_0, and count up until an opening is >> >> found >> >> count=0 >> >> dest2="$zd/$count""_$x" >> >> while [ -e "$dest2" ] >> >> do >> >> count=`expr $count + 1` >> >> dest2="$zd/$count""_$x" >> >> done >> >> cp "$x" "$dest2" && rm -f "$x" >> >> else >> >> cp "$x" "$dest" && rm -f "$x" >> >> fi >> >> fi >> >> done >> >> done >> >> >> >> >> >> exit 0 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 8:27 AM, Oliver Grawert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> >> > hi, >> >> > On Do, 2008-08-28 at 08:03 -0700, john wrote: >> >> >> Hi all, >> >> >> >> >> >> I was wondering where I can put scripts that I want to run when a >> user >> >> >> logs on to a thin client. I used to put them in /etc/profile but >> that >> >> >> doesn't seem to work under Hardy. It seems like LDM is somehow >> >> >> by-passing the stuff I put there. Can someone help me out? >> >> > ldm is executing /etc/X11/Xsession by default ... (like gdm or kdm >> do) >> >> > one option would be to put stuff into /etc/X11/Xsession.d, another is >> to >> >> > use the xdg autostart mechanism in /etc/xdg/autostart >> >> > >> >> > ciao >> >> > oli >> >> > >> >> > -- >> >> > edubuntu-users mailing list >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >> > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> >> edubuntu-users mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> Modify settings or unsubscribe at: >> >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users >> > >> > >> > >
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