[X2Go-Dev] @Alex: x2goclient feature request

[Oleksandr Shneyder]

Am 05.04.2012 10:12, schrieb Stefan Baur:
> Hi Alex,
> 
> would it be possible to allow a username override via command line
> option? Currently, --user is only supported in LDAP mode.
> 
> It might be a nice feature to provide the option to specify a username
> on the command line, overriding the username in the sessions file.
> 
> That way, one could create desktop icons (at least on Windows, but
> probably also on *nix) which pass the user name along, as in (for Windows):
> x2goclient.exe --portable --user="%USERNAME%"
> --session-conf="\\server\share\sessions" --session="Default"
> --home="%USERPROFILE%"
> 
> %USERNAME% and %USERPROFILE% are system variables on Windows, similar to
> $USER and $HOME on *nix.
> 
> Assuming your user names are the same on Windows and on the x2go server,
> this allows for one central sessions file that still automatically picks
> the right user name.
> 
> Sadly, this feature doesn't help me, because I'm in the unlucky position
> that user names are different between Windows and *nix, but maybe some
> other users out there could use this feature...
> 
> My workaround will probably be something along the lines of
> 
> x2goclient.exe --portable
> --session-conf="\\server\share\sessions.%USERNAME%" --session="Default"
> --home="%USERPROFILE%"
> 
> which means I will have to keep a seperate sessions file for each user,
> but at least I can clone it from a template.
> 
> -Stefan
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Hi Stefan,

Your request is accepted.

regards,
Alex
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Oleksandr Shneyder
Dipl. Informatik
X2go Core Developer Team

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