Stefan<br><br>If you can configure your thin-client to boot off of USB ... <br><ol><li>create a 1 or 2 GB USB stick configured to auto-boot into linux and some locked down user account<br></li><li>create the network configuration setup the thin-client will use</li>
<li>start x2goclient <br></li><li>create a new "session"</li><li>pre-configure the USB x2goclient with 1 Session, your various
'settings/preferences' like desktop-type, local printing, connection
speed etc</li><li>don't enter any user ID into the USB x2goclient</li><li>exit the x2go client</li><li>configure x2goclient to be auto-run at boot<br></li>
<li>pre-configure the USB Linux wireless/ethernet info </li></ol><p>Shutdown the USB linux and the USB should contain a template you can make copies of.</p><p>Hand
out USB's to students at Registration or leave in the Thin-Clients. <br></p><p>I've talked to some
USB manufacturers and if you buy in bulk they will even pre-copy/load
your USBs for you and in most cases, imprint the USB with a school
mascot/banner etc.</p><p>They above becomes sort of like an x2go client kiosk setup.</p><p>
</p><p>When the thin-clients boots and network is established the x2go login screen should be presented and they will be able to log into your x2goserver and get a desktop.</p><p>I've done this and its quite easy. One other benefit is that if the x2goserver at the school is setup right to provide a public IP (with security) the students could take the USB Sticks home and if they have Internet at home and a PC/laptop/netbook etc that can boot from USB then... the student can boot off their USB stick, login to their school x2go server and continue with their desktop & school work as if they'd never left the school.<br>
</p><p>First question is "what if the kid loses the USB"... <br></p><ul><li>anyone finding it would still not have the user ID and password to gain access to the school's x2goserver and the student's desktop. <br>
</li><li>also, since 1-2 GB USBs are so cheap now they can just be a "throw-away" expense.</li><li>Security, you can encrypt the USB, there's no user information or documents etc. ever stored on the USB itself, etc.<br>
</li></ul>
<p>Just an idea.</p><p>by the way for 1GB USB's they are <span id="taw" style="margin-right:0"><span class="ac">now about $2.95 each with Free Logo, 100 Piece Minimum.</span></span></p><p>Brian<br></p>
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On 03/07/2012 11:29 AM, Stefan wrote:<br>
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Hi all,<br>
<br>
we plan to set up an x2go-server in a school, where people should have access<br>
to with laptops throught wlan.<br>
<br>
The laptops will have dual-boot systems an one of them should be a minimal<br>
setup with x2goclient (thinclient-image) and wlan access. It would be nice<br>
doing usb-automounting in the image - like the ltsp-thinclient environment<br>
does.<br>
<br>
They should behave thin-client like - only that they can't boot through pxe<br>
because of wlan. (For the desktops we still use ltsp - because of features<br>
like local apps and automounging ...) So users should not have to open a<br>
desktop-environment, starting x2goclient and mount local devices manualy.<br>
<br>
Are there any common approaches?<br>
<br>
Is automounting working in the tce of x2go?<br>
<br>
Thanks for your ideas.<br>
<br>
stefan<br>