> My point is:
> 
> - I have made a link from the /opt/ltsp/i386/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/ to =
> /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts.  That doesn't work (I get a text screen on the =
> client that local X was unable to load DEFAULT font)
> 
> - Why do I have two font directories ?  Do I need to install all fonts in=
>  duplicate directories ?
> 
> - How can I tell what fonts are used under a session on the server / on t=
> he client ? (in order to reproduce on the client what happens on a direct=
>  login on the server)
> 
> - Are fonts some window manager config ?  If so, how come I don't get the=
>  same fonts, since I mount the same /home/USER/ with its .gnome and other=
>  .* files ?
> 
> - Why did the link (above) not work ?  The client should be fooled to hav=
> e the same fonts as what happens on the server, no ?

Marcel,

The link above did not work because NFS mounts do not traverse links. 
Imagine if a user who could remotely mount their home directory decided 
to create a link to /etc in their home directory.  Then they could just 
cd directly into that system directory!  While file permissions would 
hopefully prevent them from doing anything bad, NFS is made to work like 
this *on purpose*.  It's a feature, not a bug.  :-)

What you can do is just turn the link around.  Actually move all of the 
fonts to the LTSP tree under /opt/ltsp/... and then point the main 
system directory at that:

/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts -> /opt/ltsp/i386/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/

This allows you to keep one copy of your fonts and everything keeps 
working smoothly.

To tell what fonts are being used, refer to the commands 'xlsfonts' 
(CLI) and 'xfontsel' (X11).

Jason


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