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From: Joseph <syscon780@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: FreeNX password vs. ssh-key
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:42:21
Message-Id: 20100227024127.GC4037@syscon4.inet
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Re: FreeNX password vs. ssh-key by Nikos Chantziaras
1 On 02/27/10 04:13, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
2 >On 02/27/2010 03:30 AM, Joseph wrote:
3 >>On 02/27/10 03:15, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
4 >>>On 02/27/2010 01:52 AM, Joseph wrote:
5 >>>>I'm installing Freenx and it will not install unless I enable in
6 >>>>sshd_conf
7 >>>>UsePAM yes (password authentication)
8 >>>>
9 >>>>What is the use use of ssh-key if I have to enable PAM?
10 >>>
11 >>>FreeNX does not support SSH keys. It only uses one for its control user.
12 >>>
13 >>>For an NX-based client/server that supports SSH keys, you might want
14 >>>to look at x2go instead. Furthermore, FreeNX seems to be quite
15 >>>inactive upstream (last update in 2008.) x2go is in the "nx" overlay.
16 >>
17 >>Do you know if x2go runs XFCE4?
18 >>
19 >>I installed Freenx but I'm not able to log-in :-(
20 >>Do I login with user: NX or normal my user name to the server?
21 >
22 >You login with the normal user. It's been a long time since I used
23 >FreeNX though and don't remember its server configuration details.
24
25 I was able to make it to work, under setting => advanced the "encryption" has to be enabled or it will not connect.
26
27 I'm just wandering if it is possible to connect to existing user session "not generating" a new session.
28
29 --
30 Joseph

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Re: [gentoo-user] Re: FreeNX password vs. ssh-key Amit Dor-Shifer <amitds@××××××.com>