[X2go-dev] x2go with likewise-open (ldap) questions

[Neil W. Hunt]

Ok, another update after 24 hours more of trial-and-error:

I have tried many combinations and STILL no gnome desktop for Likewise users! I don't understand it, I have tried:
-10.10 maverick with Likewise 6.0 and x2goserver-one 3.01-1
-10.10 maverick with Likewise 5.3 and x2goserver-home 3.01-1
-10.04 lucid with Likewise 5.4 and x2goserver 3.01-5

Also, I have tried using unspecified domain and default domain (e.g. either "DOMAIN\username" or just "username" when using default domain), same result either way. Authentiction is successful, but no desktop!

And every time, perfect success with local users (full GNOME desktop), blank/black screen with Likewise users, no matter what x2go client (Linux, Mac, Windows, 3.01-04 all the way through latest 3.01-14)

Ivan, you are for certain using 10.10 maverick and LW 5.4 and x2goserver (not home/one) and you have never seen this black screen issue at all?

I'm determined to get this working as I know we will have audio if we can get it!

-----Original Message-----
From: x2go-dev-bounces at lists.berlios.de on behalf of Ivan Boyadzhiev
Sent: Wed 12/15/2010 3:21 PM
To: x2go-dev at lists.berlios.de
Subject: Re: [X2go-dev] x2go with likewise-open (ldap) questions
 
Hi Neil,

> I am using 3.01-08 for Ubuntu as client. This is the one that downloads by
> default from the debian library. I have also tried it with 3.01-04 for
> Windows and for Mac, but same results. I will try 3.03-13 and see if there
> are any differences, but I doubt it.
>
> Ok, you have really old clients. I have successful login with 3.01-13 in my
Windows 7
I took it from here:
http://x2go.obviously-nice.de/deb/pool-untested/x2goclient/x2goclient-3.01-13-setup.exe
I also have Ubuntu 10.10 as client, located on VMWare image. There I
successfully connected and worked (had no sound, but this is something
further). The client version is 3.01-14 (latest). I took it from here:
http://x2go.obviously-nice.de/deb/pool-heuler/x2goclient/x2goclient_3.01-14_i386.deb

From your tests, it is clear that you have client version problem, and
nothing with authentication.


>
> >4. If authentication is good, but there is blank/black screen, then try
> >another: OS, Client, Client version. As I said above, the latest version
> >doesn't work in my scenario. Hint: Don't try to connect with client from
> the
> >same server, as it is not possible. If you use Windows, try to find other
> >OS, install other (virtual if possible) Windows, Linux, whatever is easy
> for
> >you.
>
> Again, I have tried it with clients on Linux, Mac, Windows, all the same
> result: full GDM desktop with audio for local accounts, blank screen (but
> all successful messages in the log) for LW/LDAP users.
>
> Here is the moment to ask which version is your x2goserver. I'm using
3.0.1-5 for x2goserver; 3.0.1-1 for x2goserver-home; 3.0.1-1 for
x2goserver-one. I've installed it through the repository added this line to
/etc/apt/sources.list (then apt-get update):
deb http://x2go.obviously-nice.de/deb/ lenny main.

I guess (still didn't check) there is newer server version, but I used the
official way through the repository. I guess this is stable one?

Bottom line: please, try to setup your x2go server and client as my
versions.

>  ************************
>
> BTW, as I'm fearing that if/when I get this issue resolved with the black
> screen showing up, that I will then have the audio problems, I will add
> these comments:
> -I have Likewise Open setup to connect to our domain as the Default Domain,
> thus all of our uid's do not use the format DOMAIN\user. Before, we all used
> these IDs, but since we currently only have one domain, I have set LW to use
> the default domain and so now we can login with just "user". This also
> affects our directories and thus my .x2go sessions look like:
> /home/local/DOMAIN/nwhunt/.x2go/C-nwhunt-51-1292422868_stDGNOME_dp32 rather
> than
> /home/local/DOMAIN/nwhunt/.x2go/C-DOMAIN\nwhunt-51-1292422868_stDGNOME_dp32
> And within that directory are indeed the pulse audio files you mentioned
> were NOT there when you included the ~/.x2go/C-DOMAIN\userid-....
> .pulse-client.conf
> .pulse-cookie
>
>
> I will report back if I find anything more.
>
That's good, still it is better to have this issue resolved in case you have
to connect to more than one domains. Currently I am using old likewise-open
5.4.0.42111, but now I will install the version 6.

P.S. As you can check the thread, the root cause of sound (and future share)
problems is found, and even the source code is found, now development can
check from their side and easily provide fix.
But as you wrote above, with this configuration, you will not going to face
sound problems.

Best Regards
Ivan


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