On 9/19/2013 5:50 PM, John Hupp wrote: > On 9/18/2013 2:23 PM, John Hupp wrote: >> I was trying to use the LTS.conf provision for not running some system >> services on the clients, and adding SpiderOak (a backup client) and >> ddclient (a DNS update client) to the existing string worked >> successfully to prevent those processes from running. >> >> But the Intel MeshCentral agent (for remote control of the server) >> apparently still loads. Using ltsp-localapps xterm, ps -e shows the >> S20mesh process among those running. >> >> When the agent was installed, it set up to auto-start with these >> commands in its installation routine: >> >> ln -s /usr/local/mesh/mesh_linux /etc/rc2.d/S20mesh >> ln -s /usr/local/mesh/mesh_linux /etc/rc3.d/S20mesh >> ln -s /usr/local/mesh/mesh_linux /etc/rc5.d/S20mesh >> >> I tried adding S20mesh to RM System Services. Then tried instead >> mesh_linux. Then I tried both. None of those options worked. >> >> Can anyone see what's going on here? > I have also now tried RM_Thin_System_Services, and that does not prevent > it from running either. > > So it seems that RM_System_Services and RM_Thin_System_Services don't > see S20mesh as a system service, or they do see it as a system service > but are not able to prevent it from running. For instance, perhaps they > can only govern services that load by certain means, and S20mesh doesn't > load that way. > > Explanations or workarounds?
I should perhaps add that this is not just a question of one little service resisting LTSP control. On any client that loads the mesh agent, another device is registered in the MeshCentral dashboard. This results in a forest of devices on the dashboard, and I only want to access one of them, the server. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/20/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58041151&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _____________________________________________________________________ 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
