Linux Citrix client

[Charles H. Root, III]

Hey Justin...

I did your exact config with RH 7.3. I downloaded the ISO's and
burned the install CD's instead of using RH 8.

Before I vi'd /etc/rc.d/rc.local, I installed the Citrix ICA Client
software, manually did a startx, and executed the ICA Client from
the xterm prompt to test it.

It "worked", but Classic X windows is WAY clunky for the ICA Client.
After you login to the Citrix server farm and get your MS Windows
desktop it starts getting weird... Whenever you double click an
icon on the MS Windows desktop, you get a X Windows icon/window in
addition to MS Windows application window... Way to confusing for a
good end user experience. Plus, it's really s-l-o-o-o-o-w. 

I decided to edit /etc/rc.d/rc.local anyway just to see if it worked,
but it bombs out...

The machine boots, you see the usual stuff, X Windows starts but it
then fails when trying to load the ICA Client and shows the following
message:

Fatal Server Error:
Could not open default font 'fixed'

Anywho, perhaps Classic X isn't the way to go for this solution. More
tinkering to go!

Thanks again for all of your advise!

Best,

chaz

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-nflug at nflug.org [mailto:owner-nflug at nflug.org]On Behalf Of
Justin Bennett
Sent: Friday, March 21, 2003 1:29 PM
To: nflug at nflug.org
Subject: Re: Linux Citrix client


Just thinking after I sent this you probably need a way to shut the PC
down cleanly huh. Maybe this would be better.

/etc/rc.d/rc.local I put:

# Section to start X and Client (I used xeyes to simulate the client)
X &
export DISPLAY=localhost:0
twm &
xeyes
init 0


This way when xeyes (or any other program you put here ie. your client) is
killed or shutdown then the PC shuts down.





Justin Bennett said:
> Ok this is what I did.
> I installed redhat 7.3 on a Dell Inspiron laptop
>
> Redhat 7.3 text install (715M)
>
> Custom Install (only installed these components) I did not nitpick the
> packages
>
>   Classic X windows
>   X windows
>   Laptop Support (cuz I'm using a laptop)
>   Network
>   Utilities
>
> Settings:
> DHCP
> No Firewall
> Auto Partition
> Lilo
> Text Based Login (runlevel 3)
>
>
> This will start a base install in runlevel 3 (non gui) then in
> /etc/rc.d/rc.local I put:
>
> # Section to start X and Client (I used xeyes to simulate the client) X
> &
> export DISPLAY=localhost:0
> twm &
> while true
> do
> xeyes
> done
>
>
>
>
> The X is the bare server
> twm is a generic unix window manager, this can be substatuted with
> others and then I looped xeyes (this would be your client) so if it dies
> or gets killed it will restart.
>
> This is how I did it quickly I'm sure others will tell you other ways to
> do it. The X windows is running as root, so is anything else, there may
> be security concerns, but since they are in a confined X environment
> they can't really open anything else easily. Also rc.local never
> finishes running so your don't get any login prompts either. If you need
> to admin the box you'd need to bring it up in runlevel 1 from lilo. I
> don't think your all to concerned about your people hacking into the
> linux box being used as a dumb client.
>
> Let me know if I can help any more.
> Justin
>
> --
> -------------------------------------------
> Justin Bennett
> Red Hat (Linux) Certified Engineer
> Network Administrator
> Dynabrade Inc.
> 8989 Sheridan Dr
> Clarence, NY 14031
> 716-631-0100 ext 215


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Justin Bennett
Red Hat (Linux) Certified Engineer
Network Administrator
Dynabrade Inc.
8989 Sheridan Dr
Clarence, NY 14031
716-631-0100 ext 215