Joe, I would use the user's .xsession file. For group a I would still start X but not start a window manager, just Xterm run from a script that restarts it should they close it. They will automatically be in a terminal window on the server.
For group b, start a full desktop. If you make each user's .xsession file a link to a central file owned by root, the user will not be able to change it. Pete Billson -- http://www.elbnet.com ELB Internet Service, Inc. Web Design, Computer Consulting, Internet Hosting Joe Auerbach said: > Here's an issue worth mentioning. I brought this up a while ago, but I > don't know if I was clear. > > I've got 2 categories of people running off the same ltsp machine here. > One group (we'll call them a) are doing text based grunt work on a > server in hte office. The other (broup b) will need actual desktop > access as well as the text based interface. > > I can easily set the other group up and I have them set up now > (screen_01 is a telnet screen and screen_02 is startx). However, my > trouble is setting up the first group alongside them. > > Is there a way I can set screens by group or mac address? Mac address 1 > gets screen_01 telnet and no screen_02 startx? > > > My other option would be to just shut down x for them. for example, > default them in their bash_profile or somehting similar to close x. So > they both get the startx screen, but when group A logs into the startx > screen it drops down to a shell anyway. > > Thoughts? > > -- > > joe auerbach > systems administrator > pcb / rossman and co > 614-523-4150 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle > Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > > ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software Conference & EXPO September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * Development Lifecycle Practices Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects & Teams * Testing & QA Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
