[FreeNX-kNX] Error trying to start nxserver

[Doug Burks]

If you actually ran "nxsetup --setup-nomachine-key" then the NoMachine
client should connect just fine.  If you are unable to connect with
the NoMachine client, then your problem is not with the key.  You
might try the following for additional clues:
tail /var/log/secure
ls -al /usr/NX/home/nx/.ssh/authorized_keys2
(/usr/NX/home... is the path I copied from your original email.  It's
worth noting that the normal path is /home/.nx/.ssh/authorized_keys2,
but perhaps you have a non-normal installation.  <grin>)

If, instead, you just ran "nxsetup" then it would have generated a new
key for you that would have to be distributed to any NX client that
wanted to connect.  The newly-generated key would have to be copied to
the following location on the NX client:
Windows - C:\Program Files\NX Client for Windows\share
Linux - /usr/NX/share/

Doug


On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:02:59 -0400, Laura Thurber <laura.thurber at trx.com> wrote:
> Well, that's what's sort of strange.  Yes, I did, and it invariably generated everything except an authorized_keys2 file.  However, when I ran it again this time I actually read the output (!) and saw the note about running `./nxsetup --setup-nomachine-key`, and that  worked :)
> 
> However, I now get an password authentication failure whenever I try to connect using NoMachine's client application.  What did the line about copying the key from /usr/NX/home/nx/.ssh/ to the client machine mean?  Which key, and where am I to copy it to?  I use both Windows and Linux clients; the server is Linux.
> 
> Thanks!
> -Laura
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Burks [mailto:mubley at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:39 PM
> To: Laura Thurber
> Cc: freenx-knx at kde.org
> Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Error trying to start nxserver
> 
> authorized_keys2 is created when you run nxsetup.
> 
> Did you run nxsetup?
> -If so, were there any error messages?
> -If not, try running it now.
> 
> Let us know whether or not that helps.
> 
> Thanks,
> Doug
> 
> On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:31:34 -0400, Laura Thurber <laura.thurber at trx.com> wrote:
> > I have just installed freenx according to these instructions: http://ltsp.criticalcontrol.com/freenx.html.
> > Everything appeared to work fine, with the exception that when I try to start the server I get these messages:
> >
> > #./nxserver --status
> > NX> 100 NXSERVER -Version 1.4.0-02 OS_(GPL)
> > NX> 110 NX Server is stopped
> > NX> 999 Bye
> > #./nxserver --start
> > NX> 100 NXSERVER -Version 1.4.0-02 OS_(GPL)
> > mv: cannot stat `/usr/NX/home/nx/.ssh/authorized_keys2.disabled': No such file or directory
> > NX> 122 Service started
> > NX> 999 Bye
> > #./nxserver --status
> > NX> 100 NXSERVER -Version 1.4.0-02 OS_(GPL)
> > NX> 110 NX Server is stopped
> > NX> 999 Bye
> >
> > I have checked, and the authorized_keys file is not there, and locate reports that a file like that is nowhere on my system.
> > Did I miss a step?
> >
> > Thanks very much in advance!
> > -Laura
> >
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