[FreeNX-kNX] Fw: Fw: The NX service is not available

Mon Oct 15 23:26:21 UTC 2007

On Sun, 2007-10-14 at 23:24 +0200, sohbay at gmail.com wrote:
>  
> update:
>  
> I have copied nxloadconfig into /etc/nxserver and ran the setup again 
>  
> /usr/share/doc/freenx-0.7.0/nxsetup --install

According to the 'which' error (who looks for the program/bash-script
'nxloadconfig'), it looks like the package you installed with yum should
have installed the FreeNX binaries in '/usr/NX/bin'. Check if that
directory is there, and if the binaries are missing in that folder, I
would recommend to remove the package with yum again. Then remove/rename
the '/usr/NX/' directory (and all other FreeNX folders/files you can
find (use 'locate' as given in previous mail)), and finally reinstall
with yum again. 
If all goes well this time, the binary files for FreeNX should have been
placed in /usr/NX/bin/.

You should then run the setup again, but _NOT_ from the documentation
directory (as you have done so far), with the command: 
/usr/NX/bin/nxsetup

(of course, my thoughts here are based on that the FreeNX files/folders
are placed in '/usr/NX/', which could be wrong, but the adapt it to the
place where the 'yum'-package places them.

If this still fails, I would contact the package maintainer and ask him
what to do, as I have not much experience with Fedora, or it's likes....

Maybe someone with experience with Fedora could step up here.....? ;-)

PS! Try to write your comments below (under) and not above (over) the
lines of interest like you did here - it helps a lot when trying to
understand the mail-exchange/thread :-)

/Terje

>  
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> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: sohbay at gmail.com 
> To: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client 
> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Fw: The NX service is not available
> 
> 
> Thanks for the help Terje
>  
> I have spent about 8 hours reading everything on the internet but
> still I cannot make this work!
>  
> I have uninstalled it and made sure there were no lingering
> installations
>  
> I installed freenx with yum and its dependency NX
>  
> then I ran the setup and this what I have now.
>  
> [root at server ~]# /usr/share/doc/freenx-0.7.0/nxsetup
> 
> ------> It is recommended that you use the NoMachine key for
>         easier setup. If you answer "y", FreeNX creates a custom
>         KeyPair and expects you to setup your clients manually.
>         "N" is default and uses the NoMachine key for installation.
>  
>  Do you want to use your own custom KeyPair? [y/N] n
>  
> which: no nxloadconfig in
> (/usr/share/doc/freenx-0.7.0:/usr/kerberos/sbin:/usr/kerberos/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/NX/bin:/root/bin)
> /usr/share/doc/freenx-0.7.0/nxsetup: line 130: .: filename argument
> required
> 
> .: usage: . filename [arguments]
> 
> Setting up  ...mkdir: missing operand
> 
> Try `mkdir --help' for more information.
> 
> [root at server ~]#
> 
>  
>         ----- Original Message ----- 
>         From: Terje Andersen 
>         To: freenx-knx at kde.org 
>         Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 4:28 PM
>         Subject: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Fw: The NX service is not available
>         
>         
>         ----- Melding fra terander at guard.zapto.org ---------
>             Dato: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:48:18 +0200
>              Fra: Terje Andersen <terander at guard.zapto.org>
>         Svar-til: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client
>         <freenx-knx at kde.org>
>             Emne: Re: [FreeNX-kNX] Fw: The NX service is not available
>              Til: User Support for FreeNX Server and kNX Client
>         <freenx-knx at kde.org>
>         
>         
>         > On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 23:50 +0200, sohbay at gmail.com wrote:
>         >> Hello group,
>         >>
>         >> I sent this message a few days ago.. but im not sure if it
>         got through
>         >> or no one is interested in helping?
>         >>
>         >> Im at the end of my teather please help! :(
>         >>
>         >> --
>         >>
>         >> I had freenx working fine on my fedora core 7.8 last week ,
>         but now it
>         >> says the following-
>         >>
>         >> The NX service is not available or the NX access was
>         disabled on host
>         >>
>         >> I have pasted in the key but as you can see from the log
>         its showing
>         >> "Authentication failed.?
>         >>
>         >> NX> 203 NXSSH running with pid: 2260
>         >> NX> 285 Enabling check on switch command
>         >> NX> 285 Enabling skip of SSH config files
>         >> NX> 285 Setting the preferred NX options
>         >> NX> 200 Connected to address:  on port: 22
>         >> NX> 202 Authenticating user: nx
>         >> NX> 208 Using auth method: publickey
>         >> NX> 204 Authentication failed.
>         >>
>         >
>         > This means you have SSH authentication trouble, check that
>         the file
>         > exists according to your setting in node.conf
>         (SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEYS =
>         > "authorized_keys2"). Check the SSHD configuration (is the
>         'nx' user
>         > allowed to login?) according to the wiki on
>         > http://openfacts.berlios.de/index-en.phtml?title=FreeNX_FAQ
>         >
>         > If all fails, try to run the setup again and reinstall
>         manually (use
>         > nxsetup).
>         >
>         >> if I try to start nxserver by typing nxserver --start it
>         just say
>         >> command not found!
>         >>
>         >
>         > Check and add the path to the binaries for FreeNX.
>         >
>         >> I have removed nx server and NX using yum and re-installed
>         them both
>         >> and pasted in the key but it just will not work!
>         >>
>         >> Can anyone please help me, I have been trying for days :(
>         >>
>         
>         I tried to help you, but you need to do something yourself
>         too.... ;-)
>         
>         If you're unsure where the nxserver binaries is, do as root:
>         
>         root#> updatedb
>         
>         root#> locate nxsetup
>         (here you most probably will find the other binaries from
>         FreeNX aswell)
>         
>         then specify the complete path (like this: /usr/bin/NX/nxsetup
>         --help)
>         
>         I again advise you to look at the Wiki page I gave earlier for
>         more detailed help.
>         
>         /Terje
>         
>         
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