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List:       freenx-knx
Subject:    Re: [FreeNX-kNX] /tmp/.X11-unix problems with nx-3.0.0 and
From:       "Fabian Franz" <FabianFranz () gmx ! de>
Date:       2007-11-03 16:56:18
Message-ID: 20071103165618.39780 () gmx ! net
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> This might be the route I need to take, as I don't want to modify the
> initscripts RPM that provides rc.sysinit

Sure ;-)

> > > As a temporary work around, I have just added a command to properly
> > > create the directory in /tmp/ on startup in rc.sysinit (just like
> > > ICE-unix) but what I am wondering is where this scenario should
> > > correctly be handled.
> > 
> > rc.sysinit is a good place.
> > 
> 
> That is what I was thinking too ... what is strange is that they (in
> this case Red Hat) already do create /tmp/.ICE-unix but for whatever the
> reason, they do not create /tmp/.X11-unix

Yeah ... Perhaps they saw no reason as xinit and kdm or xdm are all already suid \
root.

> I will open up a discussion about this on the RH message list.

Perfect.

> I do make the freenx and nx RPMS for CentOS, so I could also create a
> script that goes into /etc/init.d/ and does nothing more that create the
> directory if it does not exist (as root) when the machine starts ...
> which I can do if Red Hat will not modify their initscripts RPM.

Oh, thank you very much for maintaining the packages. :-)

The init script I created does do one thing more namely to terminate and cleanup all \
sessions on shutdown and again cleanup all sessions on startup, which might be useful \
after a power outage.

cu

Fabian
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