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From: Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] Re: FreeNX password vs. ssh-key
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:14:10
Message-Id: hm9v39$q1g$1@dough.gmane.org
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Re: FreeNX password vs. ssh-key by Joseph
1 On 02/27/2010 03:30 AM, Joseph wrote:
2 > On 02/27/10 03:15, Nikos Chantziaras wrote:
3 >> On 02/27/2010 01:52 AM, Joseph wrote:
4 >>> I'm installing Freenx and it will not install unless I enable in
5 >>> sshd_conf
6 >>> UsePAM yes (password authentication)
7 >>>
8 >>> What is the use use of ssh-key if I have to enable PAM?
9 >>
10 >> FreeNX does not support SSH keys. It only uses one for its control user.
11 >>
12 >> For an NX-based client/server that supports SSH keys, you might want
13 >> to look at x2go instead. Furthermore, FreeNX seems to be quite
14 >> inactive upstream (last update in 2008.) x2go is in the "nx" overlay.
15 >
16 > Do you know if x2go runs XFCE4?
17 >
18 > I installed Freenx but I'm not able to log-in :-(
19 > Do I login with user: NX or normal my user name to the server?
20
21 You login with the normal user. It's been a long time since I used
22 FreeNX though and don't remember its server configuration details.
23
24
25 > If x2go supports XFCE4 I will go with it :->
26
27 The drop-down list here on the client shows "Gnome", "KDE", "LXDE",
28 "Windows terminal server" (lol), and "Custom". I suppose you need to
29 select "Custom" and provide the command that starts the XFCE desktop.

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