Could you post the output of the patch command, the output of the setup command and the content of the XStartup e Xreset files?
Best regards, Umberto On 10/26/05, Catherine Stéfan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Umberto, > > Thanks a lot for your guidance. I did first launch the setup of LDA-new, then > applied the debian patch as you indicated to me, but when I log in as a user > of the cybercafé, nothing special happens and the icons on the desktop still > points to the server's media. > > The thing is that the piece of software I am using as a customer management > (DireqCafé) replaces the default Xsession script with : > > ------------------------- > #!/bin/sh > export PATH="$PATH:/usr/bin" > export USER=`whoami` > if groups $USER | grep icafe > then > /usr/bin/startkde& > /usr/share/direqcafe/bin/timer $USER > sleep 15 #This is needed to prevent X-error handling from keeping > sessions open on dead users > else > exec /usr/bin/startkde > fi > ---------------------------- > > And I suppose that may be the beginning of the trouble, as, as far as I could > try to understand, for instance, it may explain why the Kiosk Tools settings > would never apply. > > The problem is that I am still not familiar with the X procedures of logging > in, out, etc. and in spite of hours spent googling, it remains, as we say in > French, "Chinese to me". > > When I run the setup script of LDA-new, again and again, it says : > malformed patch at line 15 # unreached > for both Xstartup and Xreset. > > I am lost. Would you have some tips ? > > Thanks in advance, > > Catherine > > > Le Mercredi 26 Octobre 2005 2:MM AM, Umberto Nicoletti a écrit : > > A patch file must be given as stdin to the patch command and cannot be > > executed. > > > > You can do that as follows: > > patch -p0 < /path/tp/patch/file > > > > For the ugly details (especially regarding the p option) see: > > > > man patch > > > > Best regards, > > Umberto > > > > On 10/25/05, Catherine Stéfan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > > > Many thanks for your help. I am trying your solution. The only thing is > > > that, running a MEPIS, I don't know how to apply the special Debian > > > Patch. It comes as a text file, and after a chmod 755, it did not execute > > > anything. I suppose there is a basic manipulation to do, but I don't know > > > which one. Thanks in advance, > > > > > > Catherine > > > > > > Le Mardi 25 Octobre 2005 2:MM AM, Umberto Nicoletti a écrit: > > > > I think my LDA implementation does just that: > > > > > > > > http://www.unicolet.org/linux/ltsp.html > > > > > > > > (it is also listed on > > > > http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/LocalMedia under the name > > > > 'Unicolet method') > > > > > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Umberto > > > > > > > > On 10/24/05, Catherine Stéfan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > > > > > I have two questions, related to the implementation of LTSP as a > > > > > cybercafé. > > > > > > > > > > First question : I am using a Mepis with KDE and I would like to get > > > > > rid of the icons (partitions, CD-ROM and floppy) that are > > > > > automatically displayed on a new user's desktop. After hours of > > > > > search, I still could not locate which file I should modify and put > > > > > as such in /etc/skel. > > > > > > > > > > The second question is about the local media. It works fine and I > > > > > would like to put icons on the desktop that are corresponding to the > > > > > local media (CDROM and Floppy). I use a cybercafé management software > > > > > (DireqCafé > > > > > http://www.silentcoder.co.za/tiki/tiki-index.php?page=DireqCafe ) > > > > > that generates 'temporary' users and tickets with usernames to log > > > > > one's in. > > > > > > > > > > The users are generated using the /etc/skel, but as nobody can guess > > > > > which ticket (corresponding to a 'temporary' user) will be used on > > > > > which machine, it is not relevant to generate a desktop icon pointing > > > > > to : smb://nobody@<192.168.0.2>/drives > > > > > if the session happens on the machine 192.168.0.10. > > > > > The customer may be surprised to read the CD of another customer and > > > > > not his own. > > > > > > > > > > So my question is : is there a way to retrieve the name or IP of the > > > > > thin-client that is being used by the customer ? The icons could then > > > > > point to a little script that would itself display the content of the > > > > > relevant local media. > > > > > > > > > > Many thanks in advance for your tips and advice, > > > > > > > > > > Catherine > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. > Get Certified Today * Register for a JBoss Training Course > Free Certification Exam for All Training Attendees Through End of 2005 > Visit http://www.jboss.com/services/certification for more information > _____________________________________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the JBoss Inc. 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