[ThinLinc-technical] migrating from Sunray: need easy login/logout

[Tobias Oetiker]

Hi Peter,

I would suggest having a look using an intel nuc device combined with the ThinRoot image by Jens Maus
https://github.com/jens-maus/thinRoot

I have also done some work on this to customize it for our needs (we are not only using nuc)
https://github.com/oetiker/thinRoot

works really well and as it is based on the excellent buildroot system it is very simple to customize.

hth
tobi


----- On Apr 7, 2020, at 6:56 AM, Peter Arnold Peter at pjama.net wrote:

> Hi, I've finally bitten the bullet and migrated from Solarish and sunray
> to Ubuntu/Mate Desktop with thinlinc for my family/home network. At the
> moment, I have one HP ThinPro and a couple of desktops with the thinlinc
> client (tlclient GUI) installed but looking at getting a few more ThinPros.
> 
> What I'd like, is to be able to setup the ThinPro similar to the sunray
> so there is no other option but to enter credentials in the tlclient GUI
> and connect to a new or an existing thinlinc user session on the Ubuntu
> server. Additionally I'd like for the user to be able, in one action,
> exit from that session back to the tlclient (ie F8+Disconnect_session)
> 
> I'm a ThinPro newb so I'm not sure at this point if I can exclude all
> else on the desktop except to exec and display the tlclient GUI but I
> think I can simplify the tlclient options to just user and password for
> the login process.
> 
> For the disconnect process: I have no idea how to do this; presumably a
> script maybe? My other concern is that the disconnected desktop will be
> left "unlocked". Is there any way an unauthorized user can reconnected
> to it? ATM, because mate-screensaver is running, the desktop gets locked
> but the user has to unlock twice to get to their desktop which is
> undesirable. Is there a thinlinc screensaver that might lock, and
> disconnect from session?
> 
> I'd appreciate any pointers or experiences on this.
> 
> Thanks
> Peter
> 
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