7.10 LTSP Login Problem

[loesch8102]

I have configured LTSP by using the following document...
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/ThinClientHowto

I am using a Windows Server 2003 box for DHCP. I can boot using PXE to the OS and I get a GUI login screen. The problem is, when I log in the server DOES authenticate the user (checked logs) but the screen goes black then jumps right back to the login screen. There are no messages to suggest a problem on the thin client. I'm sure I'm missing something simple but I just don't know where to look. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks.

For reference, I've installed this on a fresh install twice with no other services running or configured.

[bazz]

You should take a look over here first
http://forum.freespire.org/forumdisplay.php?f=80
I get a feeling you need to do
sudo ltsp-update-sshkeys
sudo ltsp-update-image
however you said you are authenticating so....have you tried to reboot the server? I have had that a few times in the past and I did a reboot on the server then it worked. Dumb I know, but sometimes it helps. Let us know if you get anywhere.
Maybe you can help me with something....
Can you take a look in /opt/ltsp/i386/usr/share/doc/ltsp-client/ and see if you have an "examples" in there, if you do can you post it here http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=615623
Thanks!

[loesch8102]

Thank you for the link. That seems like a good resource.

I'm sorry, I should've mentioned it in the original post but I have done as you suggested already. That seems to be the most common fix but not for me. I've also tied the hostname to IP address in ssh_known_hosts.

BTW: No "examples". Just changelog.gz, copyright, and NEWS.Debian.gz.

[maybeway36]

What is the server's IP? Mine didn't work until I set it to 192.168.0.1.

[loesch8102]

That's strange. Did you have it set to be statically assigned when you installed LTSP? No, my ip is not that. I'll see if that does any good.

Any other thoughts?

[viktara]

I was facing a similar problem - the system just returned to the login screen after authenticating.

Then I realised that setting the session type would allow me to login:

From the LDM screen preferences -> sessions -> /usr/bin/gnome-session.

I then googled a little and found this thread:
https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/edubuntu-users/2007-December/002961.html

I had installed Sabayon to lockdown the ltsp session and this was in fact causing the problem.

HTH

[keenboy]

Yet another problem with Sabayon!!!

Just out of interest. Did you get sabayon working without crashing all of the time?