NAME¶

x2goclient - Client application to launch server-side X2Go sessions.

SYNOPSIS¶

x2goclient <options>

DESCRIPTION¶

x2goclient is a GUI application for launching server-side X2Go sessions.

OPTIONS¶

x2goclient has the following options:

--help-pack

Show available pack methods and exit.

--no-menu

Hide menu-/toolbar (default: false).

--maximize

Start client maximized (default: false).

--hide

Hide client (start hidden, default: false).

--client-ssh-port

Local ssh port (for filesystem export, default: 22).

--user

Pre-selection of user at client startup (LDAP mode).

PROFILING SESSIONS GLOBALLY¶

You can pre-profile sessions globally using the following options. They will override the options in the session profiles.

--command

Default command for session startup.

--sessionid

Pre-selection of session ID at client startup.

--ssh-port

Use this TCP/IP port for connection (default: 22).

--link

Set default link type (modem,isdn,adsl,wan or lan, default: adsl).

--pack

Set default pack method (default: '16m-jpeg').

--quality

Set default image quality(0-9, default: 9).

--set-kbd

Overwrite current keyboard settings, no override by default.

--kbd-layout

Set keyboard layout (default: 'de').

--kbd-type

Set keyboard type (default: pc105/de).

--fullscreen

Start session in fullscreen mode.

--width

Start session with this width (default: 800).

--sound

Activate sound for session, not enabled by default.

--sound-system

Which soundsystem to use: arts, esd, pulse (default: arts).

THIN CLIENT OPTIONS¶

The following command line options are primarily interesting if x2goclient is used as a login manager on X2Go thin clients.

--session=<session-profile-name>

Pre-selection of session at client startup.

--no-session-edit

Disable session editing.

--pgp-card

Use openPGP Card authentication (default: false).

--external-login=<smartcard-logins>

Authenticate via SMART card, path to login notification file.

--add-to-known-hosts

Add DSA/RSA host key fingerprint to .ssh/known_hosts in case of "authenticity of server can't be established".

--read-exports-from

Specifies a directory where some external mechanism (e.g. script) can notify x2goclient on new block devices (CD/DVDs, USB sticks, etc.).

LDAP OPTIONS¶

In case you want to provide x2goclient session profiles from LDAP use the following options:

--ldap

Start with LDAP support (disabled by default).

--basedn

Base DN to search in LDAP.

--ldap-server

LDAP Server hostname.

--ldap-port

LDAP Server portnumber (default: 389).

--ldap-server1

Failover LDAP Server hostname.

--ldap-port1

Failover LDAP Server portnumber (default: 389).

--ldap-server2

Failover LDAP Server hostname.

AUTHOR¶

This manual has been written by Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-netzwerkteam.de> for the X2Go project (http://www.x2go.org).