[FreeNX-kNX] Setup freeNX without nomachine-key: Where to put the key on clients?

Fabian Franz FabianFranz at gmx.de
Sat Jun 9 02:20:37 UTC 2007


> > Setting up known_hosts and authorized_keys2 ...Unique key generated;
> your users must install
> > 
> >     /var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key
> > 
> > on their computers.
> [...]
> > Warning: Clients will not be able to login to this server with the
> standard key.
> >          Please replace /usr/NX/share/client.id_dsa.key on all clients
> you want
> >          to use with /var/lib/nxserver/home/.ssh/client.id_dsa.key
> >          and protect it accordingly.
> > 
> >          Since 1.5.0 you need to import the correct key via the GUI.
> 
> Of course I would need to get the key to my clients. But Im puzzled by
> that last line. If I understand it correctly, when using nxclient
>                               with a version higher that 1.5.0 (mine
> is2.1.0-17) there is no way to provide clients with the key
> automatically. Right?

No, it can be set via session file then, but you have to import it once via the GUI (Manage keys, import or the like) and then clone that session file to all clients :).

Finally an easy question ...

cu

Fabian



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