On 30/01/2009 12:44, Lucy wrote: > 2009/1/29 Rob Beard<r...@esdelle.co.uk>: > >> Actually having a bit of a play I think I might have found a >> workaround. I ended up installing the GDM Watchdog which checks for >> when a user logs out (or alternatively turns off the client). It then >> closes all the users processes so in there I've put in a test command >> which works and runs as the logged in user. Hopefully I can put >> together a simple script to empty the home directory and unpack a tar >> archive back into the directory. Not ideal but as I'm on a tight >> schedule (server is being installed on Saturday and goes live on the 7th >> Feb) it looks like it'll have to do. I'll just have to try and find a >> more elegant solution afterwards. >> > > Rob, debian's LTSP package uses LDM rather than GDM to control logins. > I don't know if Ubuntu is the same? Have you tested the script on the > LTSP machines yet? > > Yep with the GDM Watchdog it does seem to work. I'm not sure what Ubuntu uses, I know it's LTSP 5 but I haven't really looked into it that far, last time I did anything serious with LTSP was on Debian Sarge with LTSP 4.2. > For LDM, the LTSP howto describes different scripts that can be > executed on startup, login and logout. It also has a section on > customising the screensaver, which might be useful (on debian it locks > the screen after a few minutes, which isn't always helpful). > You might want to have a read if it turns out you are using LDM: > http://www.ltsp.org/~sbalneav/LTSPManual.html#id2537250 > Thanks I'll take a look.
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