[X2Go-Dev] x2go without root on server

[Moritz Strübe]

Am 10.11.2012 15:31, Ralf Hemmecke schrieb:
>
>>>> >>> If the configure file works for system-wide installations, then
>>>> >>> yes.
> I looked a bit into the x2goserver repository. There are several
> subdirectories. Obviously x2goserver uses recursive make (you certainly
> know http://miller.emu.id.au/pmiller/books/rmch/). Is there any deep
> reaon to leave it like that?

Feel free to fix it. But as with other things time is likely spent
better otherwise.

>
>> > For your approach: please start on x2goserver first. Install
>> > x2goagent locally as root first and focus on adapting x2goserver.
> Thanks for this hint. Maybe I still need a bit more. What does actually
> happen when x2goclient connects to the server machine? Is it calling
> x2goagent and x2goagent then starts x2goserver? Could you point me to
> the code in x2goclient that does the first steps? What is currently not
> so clear to me is, in which order and what programs are started until I
> have a running connection.
>

As I already said in a previous mail: The x2go-client prints all
commands executed on the server, and the responsible scripts on the
server sum up to about 1800 LOC. That's really not that much, that it
needs in detail explaining.

Cheers
Morty