[X2Go-User] x2godesktopsharing, what's the point?

[Mike Gabriel]

Hi All,

On Fr 23 Nov 2012 11:03:42 CET Mike Gabriel wrote:

> Hi Marco,
>
> On Do 22 Nov 2012 07:27:01 CET Marco Isella wrote:
>
>> Can someone explain me when I could use x2godesktopsharing?
>>
>> From the doc it looks like you needed it to share a desktop but I
>> managed to share desktops without installing it (I only in installed
>> x2goserver).
>>
>> I made a small video to explain better the situation:
>> http://bit.ly/TdpcxE
>>
>> I'm on Ubuntu 12.10.
>>
>> Second questions. With x2godesktopsharing installed I have an applet
>> (http://bit.ly/TZosgs) in
>> the systray where I can activate/deactivate desktop sharing but it has
>> no effect (I can connect with a client when Deactivate desktop sharing
>> is selected) and I don't understand how to add users (Granted user...
>> and Banned users... are always greyed out...)
>>
>> Thanks
>> Marco
>
> The x2godesktopsharing utility is for sharing desktops across  
> different users.
>
> If do the same test as this: http://bit.ly/TdpcxE with two different  
>  user accounts, this should not work, right? (shivvvveeeer....)
>
> If you then launch x2godesktopsharing on the first desktop (the one   
> you want to share), then you can access this desktop via   
> x2godesktopsharing via another user account.
>
> Adding users to x2godesktopsharing happens once another user  
> connects  to your account. The GUI, of course, can be improved here:  
> adding  users before they connect via the GUI could be a possible  
> feature  request.


FYI: Alex and I have just fixed an issue with cross-user  
x2godesktopsharing. A bugfix release is currently being prepared  
(3.1.1.9).

Greets,
Mike



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