[FreeNX-kNX] Can't connect to Server

[Terje Andersen]

On Sun, 01 Feb 2009 12:18:22 -0500
Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> Mario Becroft wrote:
> > Jim <mickeyboa at sbcglobal.net> writes:
> >
> >   
> >> I'am new to freenx, could you please be more specific please.
> >> The nx account is that the Server and how and where should this key 
> >> should be.
> >>     
> >
> > This is not really a freenx matter, just ssh.
> >
> > The nx client uses ssh to login to the nx account of the server to which
> > you are connecting. It relies on using public key authentication for
> > this.
> >
> > So clearly you have to have public key authentication workign on the nx
> > account.
> >
> > When you run the nxclient, you can specify the key to use among the
> > configuration options. (By default the key in /usr/NX/share/keys is
> > used.) Usually the nx account's home directory is in
> > /var/lib/nxserver/home, so you should check there for the .ssh directory
> > with the authorized keys.
> >
> >   
> It was a Selinux problem, I put Selinux in permissive mode on Server and 
> I got anther error message which is in another email I just sent.
> If freeNX is built on Nomachine NX, Why is it having all these problems ?
> Nomachine NX runs fine in FC10 and no problems with Selinux.
> I need freenx to get me past the problem Nomachine NX has, of a limit of 
> Two users per Server.

I don't know the NoMachine NXServer myself, but maybe they use an install script that takes care of SELinux?
I know that the FreeNX does no such thing, but maybe you could have luck in searching this ML for information on how to configure SELinux to let FreeNX connection work. If not, maybe bug your package maintainer about it?

Regards,

Terje