Summary of Contents for NOMACHINE D-811_002-NXS-SAG
- Page 1 NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Page 1 of 19...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 Table of Contents 1. NX Server Administrator's Guide 1.1. Installing the NX Server 1.2. Configuring the Server and the Node 1.3. An Overview of the Backend 2. - Page 3 NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 5.5. Retrieving the NX User Authentication Type 5.6. Modifying the System Password 5.7. Modifying the NX Password 5.8. Listing the NX Users 5.9.
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Page 4: Nx Server Administrator's Guide
NX Server to better fit your needs. The present document applies to NX version 3.0. For specific issues related to old versions of the NX software you can refer to the NoMachine Knowledge Base: https://www.nomachine.com/knowledge-base 1.1. -
Page 5: Configuring The Server And The Node
Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 For more detailed information about prerequisites, supported platforms and the package installation, please refer to the documentation available on the NoMachine Web site at: Client installation https://www.nomachine.com/DT12I00005 Node installation https://www.nomachine.com/DT12I00006 Server installation https://www.nomachine.com/DT12I00007... -
Page 6: An Overview Of The Backend
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 1.3. An Overview of the Backend From version 3.0.0, the backend for managing the NX users and nodes is made up of: /usr/NX/etc/administrators.db... -
Page 7: Adding The Node
EnableUnencryptedSession key in the /usr/NX/etc/node.cfg configuration file. For example: nxserver --nodeadd testdrive.nomachine.com --connection=encrypted nxserver --nodeadd 121.22.12.11 --port=22 --connection=use 2.4. Removing the Node The general form of the command is: nxserver --nodedel NODE:PORT For example: nxserver --nodedel testdrive.nomachine.com:22... -
Page 8: Getting The Node To Authenticate The Server
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 2.5. Getting the Node to Authenticate the Server The NX Server public DSA Key must be added to the node to allow this server to connect to the node running on the remote host. -
Page 9: Retrieving The Version
To retrieve the status, run: nxserver --status nxserver --status NODE:PORT NODE is any of the available node s.For example: nxserver --status testdrive.nomachine.com:22 3.5. Enabling and Disabling Starting Sessions on the Server To enable starting sessions, run: Page 9 of 19... -
Page 10: Listing The Nodes
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 nxserver --start Enable starting sessions. To terminate all the running sessions and perform a clean restart: nxserver --restart Terminate all the running sessions and perform a clean restart. -
Page 11: Starting And Stopping The Nx Sensor Daemon
Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 NODELIST is a list of any of the available nodes for load balancing. For example: nxserver --start testdrive.nomachine.com:22 111.22.33.44:22 nxserver --start testdrive.nomachine.com:22 3.8. Starting and Stopping the NX Sensor Daemon The nxsensor daemon which runs in the background is used to produce statistics about the node... -
Page 12: Sending Messages
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 The nxstat daemon which runs in the background is used to produce statistics about either the host machine (and the remote node hosts when multi-node support is enabled in the NX Advanced Server) or NX services. -
Page 13: Greeting Messages
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 3.11. Greeting Messages The following configuration keys available in /usr/NX/etc/node.cfg allow you to personalize a greeting message to be shown at session start-up. Uncomment the keys and edit the text of the... -
Page 14: Configuring Nx Server To Rely On System Authentication
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 4.1. Configuring NX Server to Rely on System Authentication The EnablePasswordDB key must be deactivated or commented in the /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg configuration file: EnablePasswordDB = "0"... - Page 15 NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 Generating a new DSA key-pair Login as root on on the NX server host machine and run: /usr/NX/scripts/setup/nxserver --keygen Distributing the new SSH private key to the clients Change the ownership and permissions on the authorized_keys file.
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Page 16: Creating A System Account
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 If the new SSH key has been generated, location and file name of the DSA key need to be specified in the NX Server Manager configuration file. Edit the /usr/NX/etc/manager.cfg file and set a proper value for the NXSSHPathIdentity key. -
Page 17: Creating An Nx Account
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 --gid=gid Specify the user's Group ID. The value specified by command line overrides the value set in the server USER_ID configuration key. -
Page 18: Verifying An Nx User
NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 The general form of the command is: nxserver --userenable USERNAME nxserver --userdisable USERNAMEFor example: erver --userdisable test_user nxserver --userenable test_user 5.4. Verifying an NX User... - Page 19 NX Server System Administrator’s Guide Prepared by: N°: Silvia Regis D-811_002-NXS-SAG Approved by: Last modified: Amended: Sarah Dryell 2015-05-25 5.7. Modifying the NX Password The EnablePasswordDB keys must be activated in the /usr/NX/etc/server.cfg configuration file: EnablePasswordDB = “1” The general form of the command is:...