[X2Go-Dev] x2go with git submodules

[Moritz Struebe]

On 2012-11-08 16:36, Ralf Hemmecke wrote:
> But... I've seen a new x2gouser account on the server. Why do you need this?
>
> Furthermore, are there (and I'm pretty sure there are) any processes
> that must be run as root or x2gouser after installation? If yes, which
> are they and do you see a reason which prevents these processes from
> being run as the user that comes from x2goclient?x2gouser

As x2go supports multi server installations, too, there is a central
database managing the sessions. For single-host installations this is
done using a sqlite database owned by x2gouser. It is accessed using the
sbit-mechanism.

>
> Are there any real needs for a root user in x2go's server setup or does
> this just happen by convenience for the developers?

No, there is none. This is only due to the convenience having the same
interface for multi-server as well as local installations. And it's also
part of the legacy, that x2go used sudo a long time ago (which was a
huge security issue). Writing a database interface which saves settings
in your home should not be too much work. From there on it 98% adjusting
the paths.

Cheers
Morty

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