On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 10:50:15AM +0000, Tony van der Hoff wrote: > > > <snip useful information re init.d> > > Unfortunately, that solution didn't seem to work. > > Indeed, in this instance, it doesn't matter when the script is run, > except that the network must be running, so on the face of it, rc.local > would fit the bill. > > I placed the line /usr/sbin/ltsp_update_sshkeys in /etc/rc.local, but > after I rebooted, I needed to run it manually to set the host keys. I > don't know whether the utility didn't run, or didn't run at the right > time, or failed. > > Perhaps I should explain a bit about what I'm trying to achieve. LTSP is > a thin-client server for Linux. After boot-up, the clients communicate > over an ssh tunnel with the server, using a key-based authentication > mechanism. After certain upgrades, it seems that these keys need > resetting, for which LTSP provides the aforementioned utility. > > I don't understand why I need to run it, as the server has a static ip > address, but some kernel upgrades also affect it. After a reboot, the > terminal users start moaning about not being able to log in, and I have > to run (as root) the utility. This is not always convenient, resulting > in some downtime. > > My imagined solution was to run the utility after each boot-up, but as > you see, no such luck. Ideally I'd prefer to fix the underlying need to > update the host keys, but I've no idea where to start. > I use LTSP and I haven't had to update the keys in years. I vaguely recall having to do it once, but I can't remember the reason. I update my Debian Stable LTSP server daily, and even upgraded from Lenny to Squeeze, and didn't need to update the keys.
Maybe you could try asking on the ltsp-discuss list. To get your command to run, maybe you could try adding 'sleep 30s &&' to the front of it just in case the system needs that time to get the network up. -Rob -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20130322143806.gd12...@aurora.owens.net
