different logins for different folks
here's a problem that's been plaguing me.
I'm running ltsp at work on an ubuntu system. that's rather irrelevant, but I figured you'd like background.
Here's my issue. I've got 2 groups of people logging into the system. One group needs to have desktop access (easy enough) and they also need to be able to either run a script or ctrl-alt-Fx and login directly (from their point of view) to a remote server (on the same internal network). The other group just needs the server access.
The second group is pretty easy. bash_profile = ssh [email protected]
Easy enough though I'd actually rather they have a graphical login of some sort that lead to that (can I do that? Drop from a greeter into a shell login? If so, how?)
Thge first group is hte problem. They can certainly login to the desktop machine easy enough. The trick is letting them go from that to the remote server in a text based way identical to the other group.
(for referance, we've got one tect based centOS server running proprietary software and this other machine handling all the ltsp stuff and handling their desktop logins and what not . . . the best reason for this is so that the server doesn't ever have direct (or even firewalled) access to the net, which some of these people will need).
Anyway, that's my issue. I'd be happy with either a script (that they can just doubleclick) that will launch them onto another Fx screen and will start the ssh for them. I'd also be happy with the ssh happening automatically when they log into a command line. Anyhting else (such as actually running the ssh themselves or even running a tect based command) is really going to be too much for these people (they being base users who occasionally have ot ask directions for the copier).
Thoughts?
X-posted to ubuntu_users since this is an ubuntu system
I'm running ltsp at work on an ubuntu system. that's rather irrelevant, but I figured you'd like background.
Here's my issue. I've got 2 groups of people logging into the system. One group needs to have desktop access (easy enough) and they also need to be able to either run a script or ctrl-alt-Fx and login directly (from their point of view) to a remote server (on the same internal network). The other group just needs the server access.
The second group is pretty easy. bash_profile = ssh [email protected]
Easy enough though I'd actually rather they have a graphical login of some sort that lead to that (can I do that? Drop from a greeter into a shell login? If so, how?)
Thge first group is hte problem. They can certainly login to the desktop machine easy enough. The trick is letting them go from that to the remote server in a text based way identical to the other group.
(for referance, we've got one tect based centOS server running proprietary software and this other machine handling all the ltsp stuff and handling their desktop logins and what not . . . the best reason for this is so that the server doesn't ever have direct (or even firewalled) access to the net, which some of these people will need).
Anyway, that's my issue. I'd be happy with either a script (that they can just doubleclick) that will launch them onto another Fx screen and will start the ssh for them. I'd also be happy with the ssh happening automatically when they log into a command line. Anyhting else (such as actually running the ssh themselves or even running a tect based command) is really going to be too much for these people (they being base users who occasionally have ot ask directions for the copier).
Thoughts?
X-posted to ubuntu_users since this is an ubuntu system
