Greetings,
> I'm interested in setting up diskless nodes in a library setting for
> searching the libary catalog web server. The existing implementation is
> based on locked down Windows 95 boxes but these will be upgraded to
> something else soon. The current thinking is either a commercial thin
> client solution or Windows 2000, both of which may be overkill
> technically and/or financially.
>
> Here's what I am looking for. I've seen many of the relevant howto's
> and postings but nothing that quite fits (or I understand to fit).
>
> Autologin: either single user mode or based on nodename
>
> Browser Autolaunch: Netscape or /Mozilla
>
> Reasonably secure/stable locked down environment that just requires a
> reboot to get back to. No current requirement for saving session.
>
> As much as possible running locally on the diskless node: After the
> network boot, Browser running locally, window manager, etc.
>
> A light window manager: FVWM? IceWM? ??? that supports autologin.
>
> I've currently got ltsp up and running with RH8.0 and autologin (timed
> seems to be the only thing that works). I'm presently going through
> hoops trying to get FVWM properly added to gdm's session switcher so
> that I can implement the Kiosk-HOWTO's method of locking down the
> browser but haven't been too successful. I also haven't quite figured
> out how to autolaunch with Gnome. I'm thinking it's time to go back to
> basics but I'd like some feedback on the direction I should be heading.
>
> Any comments/help would be greatly appreciated.
My $0.02, but there are a number of people doing libraries, and much stuff
is posted.
Here is my easy solution:
Setup your RH8 server with GDM
Setup TimedLogin and AutoLogin
Use Icewm
Set your session default to .xsession
do whatever stuff you want in .xsession eg launch a browser
eg .xsession 0755
----------------------------
/usr/local/phoenix/phoenix &
icewm
----------------------------
Set Auto and Timed login user to /usr/bin/autologin|
put this (or whatever you please) into the autologin
note the | at the end of user!
------------------------------------------------------------------
#!/bin/bash
HOSTNAME=`echo ${DISPLAY} | cut -f1 -d: | awk -F . {' print $1 '}`
echo $HOSTNAME
exit 0
------------------------------------------------------------------
Do NOT run local apps
It works! Its messy and much more complicated! It requires more ram
and processing power.
Also avoid nfs swap, use modest machines with 32M or more of ram
I'd also confiscate all sessions except the default Xsession for GDM
all works perfectly - marry ws names to users ie ws001 will login as ws001 etc
James
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