[X2go-dev] Windows 7 and libssh

--[ UxBoD ]-- uxbod at splatnix.net
Wed Jan 12 15:09:39 CET 2011


----- Original Message -----
> On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 22:33 +0000, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > > On Tue, 2011-01-11 at 19:55 +0000, --[ UxBoD ]-- wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > I am compiling up the x2go client to use vcxsrv on Windows 7
> > > > which
> > > > worked fine. Though when I run the 3.0.14 libssh version it
> > > > hangs on
> > > > connecting. I thought it could have been my compilation for
> > > > which I
> > > > tried the standard installation and that does exactly the same.
> > > > If I
> > > > then kill the client using the red X in the corner I receive a
> > > > dialogue box with a message from sudo asking if I have had the
> > > > risks
> > > > explained to me :) Is anybody else this type of behavior ??
> > > Hi, Phil. I don't know what has changed but it almost smells like
> > > the
> > > client side changes uncovered a problem on the server side. I'm
> > > not
> > > sure but that almost certainly a message from one of the scripts
> > > running
> > > on the server side being reflected to stdout on ssh running on the
> > > client.
> > >
> > > We could probably find out where the problem is by adding a series
> > > of
> > > logger commands to the server side scripts to see where the server
> > > side
> > > script processing is stopping. I'm not sure if we need to suppress
> > > stdout on the server or client side and if that would solve any of
> > > the
> > > problems.
> > >
> > > I don't know a lot about sudo but I wonder if we need to pass it
> > > the
> > > -n
> > > parameter to suppress that message. Just a bunch of guesses; I
> > > hope
> > > they help - John
> >
> > Then would the problem not be apparent when the same client is run
> > on Windows XP ?
> 
> One would think so but something is different. That's what I mean that
> we may have stumbled into something. As far as I know, sudo is not
> running on the windows client at all but I do believe it is used
> extensively in the server side scripts. I don't know why we are
> suddenly seeing the warning message after moving to libssh instead of
> ssh on cygwin and why it does not appear on XP - John

I rebuilt the exe and re-did the configuration and all is working wonderfully! :) Have tested the client on XP and that works fine as-well. Now need to trim down the size of the VcxSrv distribution and update the installer.
-- 
Thanks, Phil



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