[K12OSN] Re: Windows Terminal Services and rdesktop question

[David Trask]

A little more if you will....where do I enter this?  In lts.conf? 
(SCREEN_02=rdesktop)  If I do your SCREEN_02 suggestion....does this
essentially mean that my users simply have to use CTRL-ALT-F2 to bring up
a Windows session?  Their Linux session will still be there?  Does this
address the bandwidth issue?  In fact, what exactly IS the bandwidth
issue.  I have no real desire to tackle NIS.  I'm using SAMBA/LDAP right
now....do you think there's anyway for local apps to be authenticated
(meaning the workstation) via Samba/LDAP?  All suggestions welcome. 
Feeling my way along here.

"Support list for opensource software in schools." <k12osn at redhat.com>
writes:
>David,
>
>You can run rdesktop locally, simply by setting 'SCREEN_01 = rdesktop'
>
>You can supply the name or IP address of the Windows server
>as an argument to the rdesktop command.
>
>For example:
>
>   SCREEN_01 = rdesktop -f w2k.yourdomain.com
>
>The '-f' will cause rdesktop to be full screen.
>
>This will not give you a Linux session at all.  It will just
>give you a windows session.
>
>This isn't exactly what you were looking for.  But, maybe you
>could set it on SCREEN_02, and then press Ctrl-Alt-F2 to get to
>it.
>
>To achieve what you are really asking for, you'd need to setup rdesktop 
>as a local app.  The binary is already there, so it's just a matter of 
>getting it to launch.  You would use ssh for that.  This requires 
>setting up the public and private keys, and NIS.
>
>I hope that helps,


David N. Trask
Technology Teacher/Coordinator
Vassalboro Community School
dtrask at vcs.u52.k12.me.us
(207)923-3100