[FreeNX-kNX] Re: Logging off presents a reboot and system down in the logoff dialog

Freek de Kruijf f.de.kruijf at gmail.com
Thu Jun 16 10:14:56 UTC 2011


Op donderdag 16 juni 2011 10:49:29 schreef chris at ccburton.com:
> Freek de Kruijf <f.de.kruijf at gmail.com> wrote on 15/06/2011 16:40:44:
> > When logging off using a freenx session on a remote computer, the user
> 
> gets a
> 
> > dialog in which it is possible to do a reboot or even a shutdown of the
> > system. In systemsettings (personal settings) Login Screen tab Shutdown
> 
> it
> 
> > shows that Remote is set to Root only. In previous versions I got only
> 
> the
> 
> > possibility to Logoff.
> 
> The FreeNX connection is from localhost.
> 
> i.e
> 1/ ssh from remote to server for "tunnel"with
>         user nx and shell /usr/bin/nxserver
>         start nxagent on appropriate :display
> 
> then
> 
> 2/ ssh real-user at localhost for the X session . .
>         export DISPLAY= set to same as above, then
>         startkde
> 
> Set all your users to be unable to re-boot.
> 
> Admins can then shutdown/reboot via Konsole with
> 
>          sudo shutdown -r 0
> 
> Much safer anyway !!

Strange! Local and remote are now set to root only, but I can still reboot as 
a normal user. Will file a bug report in KDE.

-- 
fr.gr.

Freek de Kruijf



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