[X2Go-User] Fwd: x2goserver without root access

Reinhard Tartler siretart at gmail.com
Tue Nov 6 21:52:25 CET 2012


On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 9:45 PM, Ralf Hemmecke <hemmecke at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> all I've currently seen is that one has to install x2goserver on
>>> the server. Can I also install x2goserver (or maybe some other
>>> software) on a debian6 machine if I only have an ordinary linux
>>> account on the server, but no root access?
>
>> In theory, this could work.
>
> I thought so.src/ffaudio/ffaudio-core.c
>
>> In practice, you would have to fix all hardcoded paths in various
>> scripts and probably adjust the session management glue.
>
> :-(
>
> Shouldn't that be easily possible via a ./configure call at compilation
> time? Something like "configure --prefix=$HOME/somedir". At least this
> way one would be able to build a customized server that doesn't need
> root access.
>
> Doesn't x2go follow the default of "./configure && make && make install"?

Probably. But implementing that requires someone doing it. However,
patches welcome :-)

>
>> So it won't be easy nor straight-forward.
>
> Am I the first who asks for such a feature?
>
> Whoever is knowledgeable about root-less installation, please make it
> happen.
>
> Ralf
>
>



-- 
regards,
    Reinhard



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