[FreeNX-kNX] Server setup; no logging & command not found

Sat Feb 22 18:51:14 UTC 2014

> At this point nxclient should work with no custom keys.
> Only setting protocol ssh and nomachine login and choosing gnome as 
> session.
Could you be more specific about this part? Am I supposed to be using 
the nx user to log in with nomachine's client, or can I use my ubuntu user?

On 2/20/2014 7:22 AM, Marcelo Boveto Shima wrote:
> Ok then.
>
> There is too much hack on that wiki.
> nxsetup is a script that tries to install on every distro.
> So I removed it and put everything on relevant for debian/ubuntu on 
> postinstall/configure/remove scripts.
>
> Everything should work out of the box.
>
> I recommend removing everything.
> apt-get --purge freenx-server
>
> And install again.
> apt-get install freenx-server.
>
> install 2d gnome (it should be already installed, but can not be)
> apt-get install gnome-session-fallback.
>
> At this point nxclient should work with no custom keys.
> Only setting protocol ssh and nomachine login and choosing gnome as 
> session.
>
> For custom keys:
> sudo dpkg-reconfigure freenx-server
> sudo cp /var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key ~/
> Use it on the client.
>
> 14.04 lts is under development.
> I intend to create a package for it.
> So is time to correct some bugs.
>
> Regards.
>
> ---
> Marcelo
> On 20 de fevereiro de 2014 00:33:49 BRT, Lucky0106 <lucky0106 at msn.com> 
> wrote:
>>> What Ubuntu version are you using?
>>> How did you installed freenx?
>>
>> Wow, I've been terrible at providing information! Sorry folks.
>>
>> Distro version is 12.04LTS, and I installed freenx from a PPA it 
>> seems: I used this guide (https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FreeNX) 
>> to set it up and essentially get it running.
>>
>>> NX entreprise client 4 should use protocol ssh and NoMachine login.
>>
>> Ah, that may have been another issue... I just switched it to the 
>> NoMachine log in and continued to see some sort of access denied 
>> error, but I switched the key file over to my SSH server's private 
>> key, and once again NoMachine prompted me for a username and log in, 
>> although when I looked at the connection logs for both attempts, they 
>> were actually the same this time:
>>
>>> Pseudo-terminal will not be allocated because stdin is not a terminal.
>>>
>>> Permission denied (publickey).
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/19/2014 9:53 PM, Marcelo Boveto Shima wrote:
>>> What Ubuntu version are you using?
>>> How did you installed freenx?
>>> I recommend installing from a ppa.
>>>
>>> I have freenx working great for more than 6 years with 2 or 3 users.
>>>
>>> Sometimes there are some bugs.
>>> Right now there is none unresolved or without an workaround.
>>> At least on my use case.
>>>
>>> NX entreprise client 4 should use protocol ssh and NoMachine login.
>>>
>>> Regards.
>>>
>>> ---
>>> Marcelo
>>> On 19 de fevereiro de 2014 22:27:52 BRT, Lucky0106 
>>> <lucky0106 at msn.com> <mailto:lucky0106 at msn.com> wrote:
>>>> Hmm... I suppose I'm asking it to start an SSH session... Although the
>>>> other option appears to be the NX protocol, and that doesn't seem to
>>>> work since I don't think there even is a service listening on port 
>>>> 4000
>>>> on the host machine (ps -Al doesn't seem to reveal such a process). 
>>>> I've
>>>> been hearing talk about how you can choose your DTE in NoMachine, 
>>>> but I
>>>> have yet to see such an option - I can't find anywhere to configure 
>>>> this
>>>> in the client profile setup.
>>>>
>>>> I just did a quick google of x2go, and I've seen quite a few people
>>>> raving about it... I almost wonder if I should move on at this 
>>>> point. If
>>>> I may go a bit off topic and ask, what are the differences that 
>>>> bother you?
>>>>
>>>> On 2/19/2014 5:39 PM, Les Mikesell wrote:
>>>> > On Tue, Feb 18, 2014 at 10:45 AM, Lucky0106wrote:
>>>> >> The connection is dropped however, and when I look at the 
>>>> clientside logs
>>>> >> from NoMachine, I see my SSH log in welcome message, followed by 
>>>> a line
>>>> >> saying "the command was not found".
>>>> > What kind of session are you asking the NX client to start, and 
>>>> do you
>>>> > have the matching desktop environment installed on the server?
>>>> >
>>>> >> P.S. Is the freenx server still actively developed? I see there 
>>>> hasn't been
>>>> >> a stable release in nearly four years!
>>>> > You might want to start looking at x2go as a replacement. There are a
>>>> > few differences that still bother me, though.
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> ________________________________________________________________
>>>> Were you helped on this list with your FreeNX problem?
>>>> Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
>>>>
>>>> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
>>>>
>>>> Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
>>>> http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
>>>>
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>>>
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>>>
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>>>                   http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
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>
>
> ________________________________________________________________
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>      Then please write up the solution in the FreeNX Wiki/FAQ:
>
> http://openfacts2.berlios.de/wikien/index.php/BerliosProject:FreeNX_-_FAQ
>
>           Don't forget to check the NX Knowledge Base:
>                   http://www.nomachine.com/kb/
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