[FreeNX-kNX] Error trying to start nxserver

[Doug Burks]

nxserver doesn't listen on a port at all; it relies on SSH to listen
on port 22.  Are you able to SSH from a remote machine to the NX
server?

Doug


On Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:58:42 -0400, Laura Thurber <laura.thurber at trx.com> wrote:
> Hmmm...
> There is nothing recorded in /var/log/secure after an attempt to connect.  I assume that nxserver runs on port 22, correct?  And that I may use my regular username/password which I use to login on the local machine?
> 
> I didn't *think* I did a non-normal installation...the howto suggested unzipping/installing everything under /usr/NX, so I did :)
> 
> -Laura
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Burks [mailto:mubley at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 1:18 PM
> To: Laura Thurber
> Cc: freenx-knx at kde.org
> Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Error trying to start nxserver
> 
> 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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