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Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–16
Sound. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–17
System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–17

General tab  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–17
Network tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–18
Copyrights tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–19
About tab. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–19

Taskbar  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4–19
User Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–20

Managing a user account  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–21

Add a user. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–21
Modify a user account  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–22
Delete a user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–22
Permissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–23
User options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–24

Managing a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–25

Adding a group. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–25
Modifying a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–26
Deleting a group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–26
Adding a user to a group manually  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–27

Window Manager  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–27

Decoration style  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–28
Keyboard and focus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–29
Advanced  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–30

XFce Panel  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   4–31

5 Support

Hardware warranty  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–1
Software warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–1
Image updates and add-ons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–2
Custom image requests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–2

HP-developed images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–2
Custom-developed images  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–2

Availability of Linux open source code  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–3
Additional Linux resources on the Web . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   5–3

Summary of Contents for Compaq t5515

Page 1: ...5 Thin Clients For the following image versions L1ST3149 t5125 L3ST3149 t5515 128MB model only L4ST3149 t5525 Document Part Number 395346 003 October 2005 This guide provides network administrators with basic instructions for configuring Linux based thin clients ...

Page 2: ... be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright No part of this document may be photocopied reproduced or translated to another language without the prior written consent of Hewlett Packard Company Å WARNING Text set off in this manner indicates that failure to follow directions could result in...

Page 3: ...Taskbar 1 3 XFce Panel Bar t5515 t5525 only 1 4 Desktop menu 1 5 HP Compaq t5125 Thin Client 1 5 HP Compaq t5515 t5525 Thin Client 1 5 Programs 1 6 Console 1 6 Using shell commands 1 6 Web browser 1 7 Citrix 1 7 HP Connection Administrator 1 7 VNC viewer 1 7 VNC server 1 8 XFce Settings Manager 1 8 HP Desktop Options 1 8 Linux image 1 10 Image location 1 11 ...

Page 4: ... types 2 13 3 Citrix Introduction 3 1 Citrix ICA 3 2 ICA Client Settings 3 2 Preferences 3 2 Connection View 3 2 Program Neighborhood Agent PNAgent 3 2 4 XFce Settings Manager Date Time 4 3 Enabling Network Time Protocol 4 3 Configuring the system hardware clock from BIOS 4 4 Desktop backdrop 4 4 Using an image for your background 4 5 Changing background color 4 5 HP Desktop Options 4 5 VNC Shadow...

Page 5: ... 23 User options 4 24 Managing a group 4 25 Adding a group 4 25 Modifying a group 4 26 Deleting a group 4 26 Adding a user to a group manually 4 27 Window Manager 4 27 Decoration style 4 28 Keyboard and focus 4 29 Advanced 4 30 XFce Panel 4 31 5 Support Hardware warranty 5 1 Software warranty 5 1 Image updates and add ons 5 2 Custom image requests 5 2 HP developed images 5 2 Custom developed image...

Page 6: ...ww hp com Administrator s Guide Contents 6 Frequently Asked Questions Linux operating system 6 1 System Administrator 6 2 System Management 6 3 VNC 6 5 General 6 6 Manageability 6 8 7 Troubleshooting Index ...

Page 7: ...n use it as a template for other terminals which you can then configure using remote administration tools You can create server and application connections through the XFce Settings Manager Network management interface Chapters in this guide are specific to the desktop interface and programs in the XFce Settings Manager which is the control panel for the Linux based image A default user account is...

Page 8: ...oped components You can use the Altiris client to provide remote management of the thin client and to upgrade the Linux image with feature enhancements device drivers and maintenance updates Desktop The desktop of the HP Compaq t5125 differs from that of the t5515 and the t5525 as shown in the following images t5125 Desktop The following image provides an example of the default t5125 desktop t5125...

Page 9: ...l as connectivity options are determined by the selection in HP Desktop Options For more information see HP Desktop Options on page 1 8 Taskbar You can work in multiple workspaces or applications on the thin client As you open software the taskbar indicates what is open in a workspace The taskbar contains four separate workspace icons that you can use to toggle between sessions Click an icon to op...

Page 10: ...15 t5525 only By default the XFce Panel Bar displays at the bottom of the screen XFce Panel Bar The XFce Panel Bar includes the following default features GO button displays the GO menu audio icons allow you to adjust volume lock icon locks the screen exit icon allows you to quit the current session reboot or turn off the computer clock you can configure to display time day month and year You can ...

Page 11: ... Right click on the t5125 desktop to display the following software Console VNCviewer Settings HP Compaq t5515 t5525 Thin Client You can access software on the t5515 t5525 thin client using either of the following methods Clicking the GO button on the XFce Panel bar Right clicking anywhere on the desktop The t5515 t5525 provides the following software and utilities Console Web Browser Citrix HP Co...

Page 12: ...he Console dialog box For a list of supported commands type busybox in the Console dialog box You can find complete documentation on command syntax at www busybox net BusyBox combines scaled down versions of many common UNIX utilities into a single executable The utilities in BusyBox generally have fewer options than their full featured GNU counterparts however the options that are included in Bus...

Page 13: ...on about creating Citrix connections see Chapter 3 Citrix HP Connection Administrator HP Connection Administrator allows you to manage server and application connections by setting up Web RDP XDM ICA and other types of connections setting up user accounts and assigning connections to users For information about setting up connections see Chapter 2 HP Connection Administrator VNC viewer The VNC vie...

Page 14: ...fred vnc passwd If you delete the passwd file to reset the password the system prompts the user for a new password the next time the VNC server is started The password must be six to eight characters long Additional information about VNC server features is available at http www tightvnc org XFce Settings Manager The thin client includes a control panel called XFce Settings Manager You can access a...

Page 15: ... To determine which interface displays on the user s desktop 1 Right click on the desktop and select Settings to open the XFce Settings Manager 2 From the XFce Settings Manager window select HP Desktop Options 3 Select the interface you want to use 4 Click OK The new interface will launch at reboot For instructions about configuring HP Connection Administrator see Chapter 2 HP Connection Administr...

Page 16: ...roduction Linux image To locate the Linux image version 1 Click GO Settings System 2 Click the General tab The image version is displayed in the System area of the screen Linux image version System For more information see System on page 4 17 ...

Page 17: ...p process decompresses and loads certain portions of the image in RAM Some features and aspects of the image are not loaded until they are needed The image is stored in three partitions as follows dev hda1 ext2 boot loader dev hda2 cramfs majority of the image dev hda3 ext2 optional components and home directories ...

Page 18: ...1 12 www hp com Administrator s Guide Introduction ...

Page 19: ...ing up user accounts and assigning connections to users The Web browser is only available in the HP Compaq t5515 and t5525 thin client images To access all HP Connection Administrator functionality you must log in with root permissions as a member of the root group HP Connection Administrator window Launching HP Connection Administrator allows you to start add edit and delete connections HP Connec...

Page 20: ...or information about Kiosk mode see Configuring Global UI Kiosk settings on page 2 8 Settings Click to access the XFce Settings Manager Delete Click to delete a selected connection The connection is deleted from the list of connections available to all users not just the user currently logged on to the terminal Add Click to create a new connection and add it to the list of connections assigned to ...

Page 21: ...n utility Configuring available connections The Available Connections area lists all connections that you can assign to users Use the following features to modify add or delete connections Ping First Allows you to enable Connection Administrator to ping the server before attempting a connection If the server name fails to resolve or the server fails to respond to the ping the thin client aborts th...

Page 22: ...on type from this column Primary Select to designate a connection as primary The thin client attempts secondary connections if the primary connection fails If more than one secondary connection is associated with a primary connection the thin client prioritizes the secondary connections starting with the first connection in the group Auto Select to designate whether a user is automatically logged ...

Page 23: ...connections and user interface settings and exit the Advanced Configuration utility OK Click to save changes made to user connections and user interface settings and exit the Advanced Configuration utility Assigning connections to users After creating a connection you can assign it to users To assign a connection to users 1 In the HP Connection Administrator click the Advanced button to access the...

Page 24: ... lost To configure connections 1 In the HP Connection Administrator click the Advanced button to access the Advanced Configuration utility 2 Under User Connections select the appropriate user 3 Select the connection in the user s connection list that you want to modify 4 If you want to make a connection a primary connection a In the Primary column select the check box b To assign a secondary conne...

Page 25: ...tions a In the Auto column select the check box b Click Save to save your changes You can set only primary connections to automatically connect when HP Connection Administrator is launched 6 If you want to set automatic reconnections a In the Persistent column select the check box You cannot disable automatic connection unless the user quits the current session b Click Save to save your changes Yo...

Page 26: ...r Interface Select to display the HP Connection Administrator Clear this box to further lock down the terminal by hiding the HP Connection Administrator window for users who are not in the root group You can use this feature for connections set to automatically start at boot up where the HP Connection Administrator window is not needed The user interface is always shown for users in the root group...

Page 27: ...utton to configure global Citrix settings Server Location Use this tab to add or modify Citrix servers Global Citrix Settings Server Location tab To add a server 1 Select the browser type from the list in the box at the bottom of the dialog box 2 Click Add 3 Type the server address and port number 4 Click OK ...

Page 28: ...rator s Guide HP Connection Administrator Preferences Use this tab to select the keyboard language Global Citrix Settings Preferences tab Hotkeys Use this tab to configure thin client hotkeys Global Citrix Settings Hotkeys tab ...

Page 29: ...igure 2 Select Enable Read or Write to assign those characteristics to the drive 3 With the drive letter selected click in the Path column 4 Type the drive path The preferred method of forwarding in Citrix connections with the HP Linux image is to redirect from tmp shared for HD and DOK As devices are added and removed links are automatically created in this location For USB CD ROM drives redirect...

Page 30: ...lete connections in the HP Connection Administrator or in the Advanced Configuration utility However you need to note the important difference based on where you add connections as follows Adding a connection in the HP Connection Administrator adds it to the list of connections assigned to the user currently logged on to the terminal Adding a connection in the Advanced Configuration utility automa...

Page 31: ...tion types on page 2 13 3 Follow the on screen instructions to add the connection to the user s connections list and to the list of available connections that you can assign to other users in the Advanced Configuration utility 4 To edit the connection select the connection and click Edit 5 To delete the connection select the connection and click Delete The connection is deleted from all user conne...

Page 32: ...mand line Logon Allows you to specify logon information for connecting to a remote application Window Allows you to specify how the application window size and color Options Allows you to configure the following options Compress data stream Use disk cache for bitmaps Enable sound and adjust sound quality Enable microphone input Enable Speedscreen Enable mouse click feedback Local text echo Configu...

Page 33: ...following settings to configure this connection Name this connection Type a name to associate with this connection Start Page Enter the Web address to launch with this connection rdesktop connection This connection allows you to set up a remote desktop connection rdesktop is an open source client capable of speaking Remote Desktop Protocol RDP Unlike Citrix ICA rdesktop requires no server extensio...

Page 34: ...l tab To select a computer 1 Type the computer name or select a computer from the drop down menu 2 Enter the username and password 3 Enter the domain optional 4 In the Client Hostname box type the hostname for the terminal services session This entry allows you to dictate what is displayed when viewed shared resources 5 In Connection Settings section type a name for the connection ...

Page 35: ...Administrator s Guide www hp com 2 17 HP Connection Administrator Display Allows you to configure the size and color of the remote desktop Display tab ...

Page 36: ... configure local devices Local Resources tab This window allows you to configure the following Remote computer sound and the keyboard language You can play the remote computer s sound on your thin client play no sound at all or leave the sound at the remote computer The desired keyboard language ...

Page 37: ...ult is dev lp0 serial ports Type the location of the physical device The default is dev tty50 For more information type the rdesktop command in the console To forward rdesktop connections HP recommends redirecting from tmp shared for hard drives and disks on key As you add and remove devices the system automatically creates links in this location This setting is valid only for the session during w...

Page 38: ...ograms Allows you to launch programs through the remote desktop connection Programs tab To launch a program 1 Select Start the following program on connection 2 Type the program path and file name 3 Type the folder from which you want the program to launch 4 Click Save ...

Page 39: ... performance factors Experience tab You can configure the following Choose your connection speed Select the speed at which the thin client connects Desktop background Select to allow a desktop background to display Show contents of window while dragging Select to allow the contents of windows to display when you drag the window ...

Page 40: ...sk Upon connection the thin client informs the server of the bitmaps it has so that the server does not have to resend them Depending upon connection configuration selecting use persistent itmap caching may or may not improve performance Use protocol compression Select to enable protocol compression which makes commumication between computers faster Use BackingStore of X server if available Select...

Page 41: ...e Type the XDM server name or server IP address For example corp suse or 150 0 0 30 Display Select the Linux display setting for this XDM connection to utilize The display number determines which display to use To switch displays press Ctrl Alt Function key for the desired display For example press Ctrl Alt F3 for display 3 Keymap Select whether to use the language based on the local thin client s...

Page 42: ...ist of available hosts Direct Uses a single host Name this connection Type a name to associate with this XDM connection Other The Other connection dialog box allows you to run a command to create a connection If you are using HP Connection Administrator you need to use a command such as xterm hold e ls so the commands output is available in the xterm Other connection window ...

Page 43: ...docs Introduction The HP Linux thin client allows for the loading of different startup shells or user interfaces when the thin client boots One of these shells is the Citrix ICA client You set the Citrix ICA client as the default shell for a variety of reasons For example you may require access to features such as Citrix ICA PNAgent capability that are not accessible from HP Connection Administrat...

Page 44: ...ings window you can configure Window color and size determine server location configure hotkeys configure or clear disk cache map drives add COM ports configure firewall enable auto reconnect and configure PNA Connection View In Connection View you can create modify or launch connections and begin a session on a Citrix server To access Connection View click View Connection View Program Neighborhoo...

Page 45: ...panel for the Linux based thin client image You can use the utilities in the settings manager for local and remote administration You can open the XFce Settings Manager in any of the following ways Click the Settings button on the HP Connection Administrator window Click GO and then select Settings t5515 t5525 only Right click on the desktop and select Settings ...

Page 46: ... Administrator s Guide XFce Settings Manager XFce Settings Manager Icons in XFCE Settings Manager vary depending on whether the current user is logged in a root account In addition some icons require root user access ...

Page 47: ...o configure the monthly calendar show Monday as the first day of the week Enabling Network Time Protocol NTP is a protocol designed to synchronize the clocks of computers over a network There are numerous servers available on the Internet that are synchronized to Coordinated Universal Time UTC To enable NTP 1 Select Enable Network Time Protocol 2 In the NTP Server box type the IP address of the NT...

Page 48: ... After the Setup utility displays press Esc 3 Select the standard CMOS features option and then press Enter 4 Set the date and time using the Page Up and Page Down keys 5 To save the changes press F10 and then press Enter Desktop backdrop You can use the Background Settings utility to change the backdrop color or to browse for an image to use as the desktop s backdrop You can change the background...

Page 49: ...nd color To change the background color 1 From the XFce Settings Manager click Desktop backdrop 2 Click Background color 3 Select the desired color and then click OK 4 Select Use color only HP Desktop Options The Linux based image features the following desktop interface options HP Connection Administrator Citrix ICA Client xfce t5515 t5525 only HP Connection Administrator is the default interface...

Page 50: ... the remote access session from making changes to the unit Advise User of Monitoring Select to display a message that informs the logged on user that their session is about to be monitored You can customize the message by typing text in the box The user can click okay to allow monitoring or close the dialog box to disallow monitoring Password Protect Select to require a password to remotely access...

Page 51: ...nto your local thin client USB ports The thin client supports a maximum of five USB storage devices per session with the following mix Up to four simultaneous disk on key devices or hard drives and one CD ROM The thin client recognizes only the first partition of a USB hard drive You can mount only one CD ROM drive per session The thin client supports up to four USB devices however you can use a U...

Page 52: ...reboot If your network has an DHCP server that is configured to provide the following then you only need to select Enable Automatic FTP Update ftp server name path on server where the newer image is placed username and password that the unit can automatically log in to the ftp server to download the new image If your network does not provide this information along with selecting Enable Automatic F...

Page 53: ...quality and refresh frequency Display Preferences You must reboot the terminal or restart the session for the changes to take effect After you change display settings the thin client allows you to test the settings If the settings do not provide the desired results you can cancel them to revert to the previous settings The default resolution is 800x600x16 60Hz ...

Page 54: ... the display settings out of range you can reset to factory defaults by right clicking the desktop selecting Settings System and clicking the Reset button This resets all configuration settings and connections Mode Refresh Rate Color Depth 640 x 480 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit 800 x 600 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit 1024 x 768 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 bit 1280 x 1024 60 75 or 85 Hz 8 16 or 24 b...

Page 55: ...w hp com 4 11 XFce Settings Manager Screen saver Select Screen Saver to enable and configure the screen saver If you select Password Protected the thin client uses your logon password as the screen saver password Screen saver ...

Page 56: ...anguage keyboard character repeat parameters and the Numlock setting Keyboard Preferences Changes to the keyboard language apply locally as well as on the remote computer Drivers for the various languages do not transfer to the remote computer therefore you must also install the drivers for the selected language on the remote computer ...

Page 57: ...XFce Settings Manager Mouse The Mouse Preferences utility allows you to set the mouse double click sensitivity speed and drag and drop setting You can also configure the mouse buttons for right handed or left handed users Mouse Preferences ...

Page 58: ...k Management The Network Management utility allows you to configure connectivity between the terminal and the Internet a network or a computer Network Management utility You can configure the following items in the Network Management utility Ethernet Token Ring Modem ...

Page 59: ...rs The Linux image provides for generic text support and postscript support Other printers may be compatible and should be tested for initial compatibility prior to usage For full printer feature support you must install the appropriate printer device driver Printer Settings window To add a printer 1 Select Printer Manager from XFce Settings Manager 2 Click Add Printer 3 Select the printer type an...

Page 60: ...vert files to the appropriate format for the printer 8 At your discretion click Test Printing to send a sample job to the printer 9 Click OK to save changes Security The Security utility allows you to set a user to automatically log on at reboot Security utility To enable automatic logon for a user 1 Select Automatic Log On 2 In the User Name box type the user name for which to set automatic log o...

Page 61: ...lity allows you to view thin client manufacturer and product information network settings and copyright information You can also reset the terminal to the default factory settings adjust the memory allocated for storage and running programs and enter a device name for network identification purposes General tab The General tab provides basic information about the client System window ...

Page 62: ...ult settings It does not reset any user account settings You can manually reset user account settings using Console shell commands to clear user files in the home folder Network tab The Network tab provides network identification and settings information Network tab You can add a description for the thin client in the Device Description field to add a description type the description and click OK ...

Page 63: ...an have different programs running Click one of these icons to open a workspace or session The Taskbar utility allows you to change the position and size of the taskbar Taskbar window You can configure the taskbar as follows To display on either the top or the bottom of the screen select the appropriate radio button under Position To display all open tasks in the taskbar select Show tasks from all...

Page 64: ...add or remove workspace icons from the taskbar by pressing the middle mouse button scroll wheel anywhere on the desktop If you do not have a middle mouse button you can add a workspace by pressing Alt Insert or remove a workspace by pressing Alt Delete When the taskbar is hidden you can press the middle mouse button anywhere on the desktop to see the list of tasks that are running User Management ...

Page 65: ...fying and deleting a user account Add a user To add a new user 1 In the User Management window click User 2 Click Add and then click the User tab User Properties window 3 Type a user name and the associated user s full name 4 If you want to manually specify a user ID select Specify user ID manually and type or select the user ID in the UID box ...

Page 66: ...ox 9 Select Create a private group for user to place the user in a individual group specific to that user Private groups provide an easy way to manage user settings 10 Click OK to save changes Modify a user account To change user access 1 In the User Management screen select a user 2 Click Modify The User Properties dialog box opens You may lock the user account enable an account expiration date o...

Page 67: ...Settings Manager Permissions Click the Permissions tab to grant permissions to users Permissions window To grant permissions to a user 1 In User Management click the User tab 2 Select the user to modify 3 Click Modify 4 Click the Permissions tab ...

Page 68: ... 7 Click OK User options The etc directory and the passwd file contain a list of defined users You can use the adduser command to perform the following adduser OPTIONS user_name Option Definition h DIR Assign home directory DIR g GECOS Assign gecos field GECOS s SHELL Assign login shell SHELL G Add the user to existing group GROUP S Create a system user ignored D Do not assign a password logins st...

Page 69: ...a group To add a new group 1 In the User Management screen click the Group tab 2 Click Add User Properties window 3 In the Group Name box type a group name 4 If you want to manually specify a group ID select Specify group ID manually and type or select the group ID in the GID box 5 If you want the system to automatically assign a group ID clear Specify group ID manually ...

Page 70: ... tab 2 Type or select a group and then click Modify 3 To change the group ID type or select a new ID in the GID box 4 To add users to this group select a user from the other users list and then click Add 5 To remove users from the group select the user from the users of group list and then click Remove 6 Click OK to save changes Deleting a group You must delete all users from a group before you ca...

Page 71: ... 3 Change the directory to etc cd etc 4 Open the group file using the editor vi group 5 Find the group in the list and note its id number 6 Close the editor using q 7 Open the passwd file using the editor vi passwd 8 Find the user id and changes its group id to match the desired group 9 Save the edited file by using w 10 Close the edited file using q Window Manager The Window Manager Preferences u...

Page 72: ...nistrator s Guide XFce Settings Manager Decoration style The Decoration style tab allows you to configure title font title alignment application skin and button layout Decoration Style tab Do not select all items as hidden ...

Page 73: ... focus The Keyboard and focus tab allows you to set the focus for new windows Focus refers to the component currently receiving input For example if focus follows the mouse then if you move the mouse pointer over a window the window receives the input Keyboard and Focus tab ...

Page 74: ...4 30 www hp com Administrator s Guide XFce Settings Manager Advanced The Advanced tab allows you to configure windows snapping and workspace wrapping Window Manager Advanced tab ...

Page 75: ...tton to access the menus that allow you to configure menu bar items XFce Panel Settings window To remove an item from the panel bar To remove an item right click the item and select Remove To add an item to the panel bar 1 Right click in the location on the panel bar in which you want to add the item and then click Add new item 2 Select the item to add to the panel bar 3 Configure the item in the ...

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Page 77: ...ct information is available at the Contact HP link on the HP homepage or at http welcome hp com country us en contact_us html Hardware warranty The hardware warranty is three years limited coverage and is upgradeable through the purchase of an optional HP Care Pack Software warranty The software warranty covers several features including Altiris Remote Management Client Citrix Client Network Manag...

Page 78: ...ess to understand the opportunity image requirements schedule and costs involved Custom developed images HP has a partnership with Metrowerks which uses an industry recognized tool kit Platform Creation Suite PCS to develop and build images PCS is a fee based licensed product that you can obtain directly from the following Metrowerks Web site http www metrowerks com MW Develop Embedded Linux hpthi...

Page 79: ...il Source code is available only on recordable media To obtain the media contact your local HP Customer Support Center HP may charge a nominal fee for the media Additional Linux resources on the Web Busy Box www busybox net Linux Online www linux org Linux com www linux com Linux on Laptops www linux laptop net Linux Security www linuxsecurity com Linux Journal www linuxjournal com Linux Gazette w...

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Page 81: ...s the Firefox browser L3ST31xx is the 128MB flash memory image and includes the Firefox browser L1ST31xx is the 32 MB flash memory image on the t5125 where xx represents the image build number The original factory image is L1ST3138 How and where is the Linux image stored in flash memory The image is stored in various formats The boot up process decompresses and loads certain portions of the image ...

Page 82: ...key as soon as the login screen displays How are groups created using BusyBox The System Administrator uses the addgroup command to create a new group on the t5525 The etc directory and the group file contain a list of defined groups The addgroup command overview follows addgroup g GID group_name user_name g GID specify Group ID gid How are file permissions handled using BusyBox The Linux operatin...

Page 83: ...Changes files and directories recursively How is changing ownership handled using BusyBox The system administrator uses the chgrp command to assign group ownership to a file or resource An overview of the chgrp command follows chgrp OPTION GROUP FILE Change the group membership of each file to group Options R Changes files and directories recursively System Management How do you configure the syst...

Page 84: ...er utility perform the following steps 1 Right click on the desktop and select Console 2 To use the BootOrder utility execute cd opt hp then type hpbootorder without parameters and follow the listed options To use the RepSet utility execute hprepset without parameters and follow the listed options How do you synchronize the BIOS and system time To synchronize the BIOS and system time use the hwclo...

Page 85: ...r fred at home fred vnc passwd If you delete the passwd file to reset the password the system prompts the user for a new password the next time the VNC server is started The password must be six to eight characters long Options Description r Read hardware clock and print result s Set the system time from the hardware clock w Set the hardware clock to the current system time u The hardware clock is...

Page 86: ...p focus is moved through the four workspaces Clicking on an open area of the desktop and using the wheel on a wheel mouse causes the same action Alt Tab Switches the active application focus Alt F1 Launches the Firefox browser for HP Help Available only for the L3ST20xx 128MB flash memory image Alt F2 Launches the Run program dialog This dialog is similar to the Run dialog in Windows Enter the des...

Page 87: ...l on a wheel mouse causes the same action F1 No action F2 No action F3 Three separate results dependent on when in the boot process F3 is pressed Break out of auto logon Press F3 within 1 2 second after the logon prompt displays to break out of an auto matic logon during boot The logon process stops and the dialog waits for a user name and password Full screen X Terminal Press and hold F3 during t...

Page 88: ...ess and the DOS agent Bootwork exe This hotfix includes a sample script that allows capture and deployment of images using Rdeployt exe as well as a new Bootwork exe file that recognizes the bootloader in the image This hotfix is available from the Altiris Web site support page F10 Invokes the BIOS Setup utility during the boot process F11 No action Ctrl Alt Backspace Logs off the current session ...

Page 89: ...2 Select the Advanced BIOS Features option and press Enter 3 Select the First Boot Device option and press Enter 4 Select the Network option and press Enter 5 Press F10 to save the configuration 6 Press Enter to save and exit Altiris Deployment Server Console Actions 1 Double click the Deployment Server Console icon from the desktop to open the Deployment Server Console 2 Right click on the lower ...

Page 90: ...Features option and press Enter 3 Select the First Boot Device option and press Enter 4 Press F10 to save your configuration 5 Press Enter to save and exit Altiris Deployment Server Console Actions 1 Double click the Deployment Server Console icon from the desktop to open the Deployment Server Console 2 Right click the lower left window and select New Job 3 From the empty box type Image Deployment...

Page 91: ...ections from a source HP Compaq Linux thin client system through the Altiris deployment console You can then deploy these captured system settings and connections out to a target HP Compaq Linux thin client system through the Altiris deployment console For more information see the white paper entitled Altiris Manageability Scripts for HP Compaq Linux Thin Clients at http h20000 www2 hp com bc docs...

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Page 93: ...dministrator select the connection and then click Edit 2 Click the Experience tab 3 Clear Bitmap caching and Use persistent bitmap caching Issue You cannot print a large job to local printers in rdesktop sessions Solution This issue may occur if a large volume of documents or an individually large document is sent to the local printer Try to send large documents to a printer that is not connected ...

Page 94: ...sion Solution This issue may occur if a large volume of documents or an individually large document is sent to the local printer Try to send large documents to a printer that is not connected locally to the thin client If you want to print multiple documents allow the print queue to clear before submitting the documents ...

Page 95: ...ctions 2 4 2 6 automatic logon 4 16 automounting 4 7 B backdrop 4 4 background color 4 5 desktop 2 21 image 4 5 settings 4 4 BackingStore 2 22 BIOS version 4 17 bitmap caching 2 22 Board Support Package 5 2 boot order changing 6 4 BSP 5 2 BusyBox 1 6 changing file permissions 6 3 changing ownership 6 3 file permissions handling 6 2 Web site 5 3 C capturing images 6 9 changing boot order 6 4 owners...

Page 96: ...storage 4 7 user accounts 4 20 user connections 2 4 Window Manager 4 27 XDM 2 23 XFce panel 4 31 connection types 2 13 Citrix ICA 2 14 Firefox 2 15 other 2 24 rdesktop 2 15 XDM 2 23 connections adding editing deleting 2 12 assigning to users 2 5 automatic 2 6 configuring available 2 3 configuring user 2 4 primary 2 6 secondary 2 6 Console 1 6 CPU speed 4 17 custom developed images 5 2 D date and t...

Page 97: ...adding using BusyBox 6 2 deleting 4 26 modifying 4 26 H hardware warranty 5 1 hotkeys 2 10 6 6 HP Connection Administrator 1 7 2 1 HP Desktop Options 1 8 4 5 HP developed images 5 2 I ICA 1 7 ICA Client Settings 3 2 image 1 10 capturing 6 9 custom developed 5 2 deploying 6 9 HP developed 5 2 location 1 10 1 11 restoring locally 6 11 version 4 17 input volume 4 17 IP address 4 18 K keyboard 4 12 4 ...

Page 98: ... box 2 3 Platform Creation Suite 5 2 PNAgent 3 2 Primary check box 2 4 primary connections 2 6 printer filtering 4 16 printer configuration 2 19 printer manager 4 15 printer adding 4 15 printing large jobs 7 1 processor type 4 17 Program Neighborhood Agent 3 2 Prompt check box 2 4 protocol compression 2 22 Q Query Mode check box 2 24 R rdesktop 2 15 connection settings 2 21 display settings 2 21 l...

Page 99: ... 3 synchronizing with BIOS 6 4 touchscreen 4 7 troubleshooting 7 1 U USB storage 4 7 user connection list 2 2 user ID 4 22 user management 4 20 user permissions 4 23 users adding 4 21 deleting 4 22 locking 4 22 modifying 4 22 options 4 24 permissions 4 23 V VNC FAQs 6 5 monitoring text box 4 6 password reset 6 5 server 1 8 shadow 4 6 shadow password 4 6 viewer 1 7 VNC shadow check box 4 6 W warran...

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