[FreeNX-kNX] cannot ssh as nx-user

[Nick Thompson]

I also had a problem with adduser when I tried to install on Fedora Core4. 
When I traced it, I identified a problem with it trying to flush the nscd 
caches. I simply stopped nscd and re-ran the install and everything was fine.

This seems to be either an nscd or shadow-utils bug (I can't tell which) on 
FC4 and is not a problem with FreeNX.

Nick.

On Wednesday 10 Aug 2005 05:03, freenx-knx-request at kde.org wrote:
> I've think I found a bug that might be causing your problem. This worked
> for me on Fedora Core.
>
> Try running "nxsetup --install". If it reports a problem involving "group
> -d" then try this as a temporary fix.
>
> Edit the /usr/bin/nxsetup script. Remove the -g option for USERADD_OPTIONS
> in the useradd_nx() function. Then run "nxsetup --install" again and see if
> it works properly.
>
> I've highlighted the line I edited below.
>
> useradd_nx()
> {
>         # In any case create the basedir of the HOME directory before,
>         # because useradd will fail to make more than one directory
>         mkdir -p $(dirname "$NX_HOME_DIR")
>
>         # Is it a debian?
>         if [ -f /etc/debian_version -a -z "$SETUP_UID" ]
>         then
>                 USERADD_OPTIONS="--system --home $NX_HOME_DIR --shell
> $PATH_BIN/nxserver"
>                 [ -n "$SETUP_GID" ] && USERADD_OPTIONS="--gid $SETUP_GID
> $USERADD_OPTIONS"
>                 adduser $USERADD_OPTIONS nx
>         # no, its a "normal" useradd
>         else
>                 USERADD_OPTIONS="-d $NX_HOME_DIR -s $PATH_BIN/nxserver"
>                 [ -n $SETUP_GID ] && USERADD_OPTIONS="-g $SETUP_GID
> $USERADD_OPTIONS"
>                 # uid specified?
>                 if [ -n "$SETUP_UID" ]
>                 then
>                         USERADD_OPTIONS="-u $SETUP_UID $USERADD_OPTIONS"
>                 # Is it a SuSE?
>                 elif [ -f /etc/SuSE-release ]
>                 then
>                         USERADD_OPTIONS="-r $USERADD_OPTIONS"
>                 fi
>
>                 if [ "$SETUP_LOCAL_USER" = "yes" ]
>                 then
>                         [ -n "$SETUP_GID" ] && /usr/sbin/lgroupadd -g
> $SETUP_GID nx
>                         luseradd $USERADD_OPTIONS nx
>                 else
>                         useradd $USERADD_OPTIONS nx
>                 fi
>
>
>         fi
> }
-- 
> Nick Thompson
> Agere Systems Ltd