[K12OSN] metacity does not on client

Mathieu Pelletier mpelletier at tcz.co.zw
Sun Oct 24 17:42:46 UTC 2010


    Hello all,

I have recently installed a fresh LTSP server on Fedora 12.  Everything 
appears to be working, except that upon login, users do not have any 
metacity window controls (close, minimise, maximise, etc.).  Metacity 
loads fine from the terminal on the client, but it does not do so 
automatically upon login as it should.  I have tested this even with a 
fresh user configuration.  Any ideas on how to fix this (other than 
making a logon script to start metacity... this will work as a stop-gap, 
but does not address the problem as to why it is not loading as it should)?

Thanks in advance!

Mathieu Pelletier
Biblical Studies Department
Theological College of Zimbabwe

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> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:44:02 -0500
> From: Barry  Cisna<brcisna at eazylivin.net>
> To: K12LTSP<k12osn at redhat.com>
> Subject: Re: [K12OSN] Users can't log into their Linux accounts
> Message-ID:<1287931442.16522.20.camel at localhost.localdomain>
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> Seema,
>
> What facility did you use to modify your existing linux user accounts to
> allow Samba access? Did you hand edit the perms of home folders,etc?
> Here is a very good how to on setting this up via the gui contained in
> Centos 5 (if this is the OS you are using).
>
>    http://www.linuxmail.info/active-directory-integration-samba-centos-5/
>
>
> Without a doubt a pam module has gotten clobbered, once you get the
> dreaded "try and log on with this configuration"..or something to that
> effect. (The voice of experience speaking here).
>
> WEBMIN works very well for bringing all your Samba and Linux to
> authenticate to a Windows 2003 server and the like.
> Let us know your progress.
>
> Take Care,
> Barry Cisna
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> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:50:33 -0500
> From: Barry  Cisna<brcisna at eazylivin.net>
> To: K12LTSP<k12osn at redhat.com>
> Subject: [K12OSN] Wireless - TC boot status
> Message-ID:<1287931833.16522.22.camel at localhost.localdomain>
> Content-Type: text/plain
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> Hello All,
>
> Been out of the loop for a while now,in regards to wireless boot
> possibilities for TC's. I have seen as of late several low cost TC's
> that can be gotten with onboard wireless modules.
> I'm not smart enough,but wonder if anyone would be able to figure
> something out in a script to add to the rc.d folder of the ltsp
> root,that would simply initialize the onboard wifi of the TC, and try
> and scan 'the area' for any available AP,and connect to it transparently
> at boot time of the TC.
> This would be one more nice uncluttering feature of the classroom to
> pitch TC's,,,:).
> With the miriad of ever changing wireless onboard chips and changing
> specifications,I am sure this would be a very big challenge to make it
> actually happen.
> Ideas?
>
> Take Care,
> Barry Cisna
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 09:10:17 -0500
> From: Barry  Cisna<brcisna at eazylivin.net>
> To: K12LTSP<k12osn at redhat.com>
> Subject: [K12OSN] Wireless - TC boot status
> Message-ID:<1287929417.16522.10.camel at localhost.localdomain>
> Content-Type: text/plain
>
> Hello All,
>
> Been out of the loop for a while now,in regards to wireless boot
> possibilities for TC's. I have seen as of late several low cost TC's
> that can be gotten with onboard wireless modules.
> I'm not smart enough,but wonder if anyone would be able to figure
> something out in a script to add to the rc.d folder of the ltsp
> root,that would simply initialize the onboard wifi of the TC, and try
> and scan 'the area' for any available AP,and connect to it transparently
> at boot time of the TC.
> This would be one more nice uncluttering feature of the classroom to
> pitch TC's,,,:).
> With the miriad of ever changing wireless onboard chips and changing
> specifications,I am sure this would be a very big challenge to make it
> actually happen.
> Ideas?
>
> Take Care,
> Barry Cisna
>
>
>
>
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