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Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:30:18 -0400
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Subject: Re: xp reservation logs admin out
From: Melba Lopez <milopez@gmail.com>
To: vcl-dev@incubator.apache.org
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Thanks for those links.  They should come in handy. :)
As for the logon scripts, I was referring to the admin account.  When loging
into the admin account VCL creates after a successful reservation, it logs
me out immediately (doesn't even show desktop).  All I'm able to see is
"saving settings".


On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Aaron Peeler <aaron_peeler@ncsu.edu>wrote:

> Your right - we're in the slow process of putting documentation at the
> Apache wiki:
> <http://cwiki.apache.org/VCL/>
>
> Please note this is going to be the official location.
>
> A rough outline of the documentation organization.
> <http://cwiki.apache.org/VCL/documentation-organization.html>
>
> With the steps to create a base XP image:
> <http://cwiki.apache.org/VCL/creating-base-windows-xp-image.html>
>
> We'll be fine tuning and stream lining these steps as we move forward.
>
> Likely with the two methods in mind:
> 1) a perl based capture_image script, that would do most if not all of the
> step 8 ssh service is installed and configured.
> 2) using the web interface to capture a image from a node
>
>
> Yes there is a set of post load scripts or logon scripts that the root
> account runs during the autologon process.
> These are outlined in steps 13 and 14
>
> Aaron
>
>
> --On April 14, 2009 4:59:39 PM -0400 Melba Lopez <milopez@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>  Initially after deploying our XP image, RDP continued to refuse connection
>> using the credentials given in the VCL web interface.  We later found this
>> link (not mentioned in the wiki), that requires you to enable remote
>> connection. (Perhaps this should be added to the wiki?)
>>
>>
>> http://vcl.ncsu.edu/help/applications-images/creating-windows-xp-base-ima
>> ges
>>
>> 3. Setup environment (most of following are recommendations just to create
>> default configuration):
>> - go to Start->My Computer->right click and choose "Show on Desktop"
>> - in "System Properties" (Start->My Computer->right click->Properties)
>> under "Remote" tab, check "Allow users to connect remotely to this
>> computer" - IMPORTANT!
>>
>>
>> After enabling this setting and redeploying, we encountered a new error
>> where admin logs you in momentarily and quickly logs you out of the
>> account.
>>
>> I tried this several times, even redoing the image to ensure I followed
>> the steps in the wiki, but I see the same result along with some
>> inconsistencies in between.  I've encountered 2 different scenarios more
>> than once (with the same base image unchanged):
>>
>> Scenario 1:
>> Once the VM is booting, root gets logged in and it runs its scripts.
>>  Because of the VCLprepare.cmd script, it should automatically log off
>> root, but in this scenario, this does not happen.  Thus, I go and log off
>> root manually.  I then see the "admin" account in the gui.  I try to RDP
>> with the credentials (and try the downloaded rdp file), and it will
>> quickly log me in and out.
>>
>> Scenario 2:
>> VM boots up and root logs in, runs scripts and logs out.  The gui only
>> shows root and does not show an "admin" account.  I try to RDP with the
>> credentials (and try the downloaded rdp file), and it will quickly log me
>> in and out.  When I reboot the VM, the admin account now shows up in the
>> gui.  Using the downloaded rdp file, it gives me an error connecting to
>> the VM.  I then try using RDP manually, I'm able to login to admin, but
>> it quickly logs me out.
>>
>> What scripts are being run at admin logon?  Is there a script or a
>> setting I forgot to implement?
>>
>>
>> --
>> Melba Lopez
>> milopez@gmail.com
>>
>
>
>
> Aaron Peeler
> OIT Advanced Computing
> College of Engineering-NCSU
> 919.513.4571
> http://vcl.ncsu.edu
>


-- 
Melba Lopez
milopez@gmail.com

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