Andrew Ziem wrote: > Petre Scheie wrote: >> Andrew Ziem wrote: >> >>> Petre Scheie wrote: >>> >>>> Andrew Ziem wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Petre Scheie wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Could you elaborate on how your script works? I tried it, using your >>>>>> instructions, but >>>>>> the login screen just says "User /usr/bin/autologin.pl| will login in 30 >>>>>> seconds" and >>>>>> when the 30 seconds runs out, the X server just restarts. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Which version of GDM? While 2.12 worked fine, there has been a nasty >>>>> autologin/timed login bug starting in GDM 2.14.0. I wrote a patch for >>>>> the timed login which I think made it in for GDM 2.16.2. >>>>> >>>>> http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=340148 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Thanks Andrew. As it turns out, the problem was a typo in my autologin.pl >>>> script. >>>> However, with GDM, the script is run for all client machines, and those >>>> that aren't set >>>> up for autologin just restart the client's X server, which works but is >>>> annoying to look >>>> at. Do you know if there is any way in GDM to set the autologin so only >>>> specified >>>> client machines even try to autologin? With KDM I think this is possible >>>> (haven't tried >>>> it), but the greeter in KDM seems broken since any changes I make to that >>>> don't show up >>>> at the login screen. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> Hi Peter, >>> >>> I basically use the same method described here on the wiki. The login >>> script checks the hostname, and if it's an undesired hostname, it >>> returns nothing. When the script returns nothing, GDM should disable >>> the timed/automatic login systems. >>> >>> http://wiki.ltsp.org/twiki/bin/view/Ltsp/WorkInProgress#Public_and_private_use_of_the_wo >>> >>> >> My script does more or less the same thing, though it's not as elaborate. >> At the login >> screen I see a line in the greeter that says "User /usr/bin/autologin.pl| >> will login in >> X seconds". If it's a machine that should autologin, it does so; if it's a >> machine that >> should not autologin, it appears autologin.pl still runs but returns an >> invalid ID, and >> so then the greeter resets and it appears that the X server may be resetting >> as well, >> and then it repeats the process. What I'd like is for the autologin.pl >> script to not >> even run for those client machines that aren't setup for autologin, Is this >> possible >> with GDM? >> > Welcome to Gnome bug 340148. Annoying, isn't it? :) That's exactly > the problem for which I provided a patch, so either upgrade GDM to a > patched version or apply the patch yourself. > > > Andrew
Okay, I just read the bug report (actually meant to do so yesterday when you first sent the link, but I had to leave work suddenly and forgot about it). So, it sounds like your patch fixes the cosmetics of the greeter saying 'User /usr/bin/autologin.pl| will login in X seconds", but doesn't fix the more fundamental problem that autologin shouldn't even be attempted on clients that don't have a config for it on the server, correct? That is, as you say in the bug report, GDM shouldn't even be trying to autologin staff machines, just those specified (the public clients), right? BTW, thanks for all your effort with Cameron and dealing with the problem so far. Petre ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _____________________________________________________________________ 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
