Rob Beard wrote: > 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. > > Rob > > Rob, come to think of it, I am sure tom brough has sorted this out with his LTSP network, as i think he auto created accounts then the data gets deleted when the session is over.
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