x2goclient(1) X2Go Client (Qt4) x2goclient(1)NAMEx2goclient - Client application to launch server-side X2Go sessions.
SYNOPSISx2goclient <options>
DESCRIPTIONx2goclient is a GUI application for launching server-side X2Go
sessions.
HELP AND DEBUG OPTIONSx2goclient has the following help and debugging options:
--help Show available command line options.
--help-pack
Show available pack methods and exit.
-v, --version
Output X2Go Client version to stderr.
--debug
Enable extensive console output for debugging X2Go Client.
--changelog
Show changelog file.
--git-info
Show Git commit history (not available on all X2Go Client
builds).
GUI OPTIONS
The following options can be used for controlling the GUI behaviour:
--no-menu
Hide menu-/toolbar (default: false).
--maximize
Start client maximized (default: false).
--hide Hide client (start hidden, default: false).
--keep-trayicon
Always keep the "accelerated X" icon in the system tray. Without
this option the default behaviour is: Switch the tray icon to
the session's icon on successful session startup/resumption.
--tray-icon
Show tray icon (default: false). This option overrides the
global tray icon settings and also forces the tray icon to be
shown in hidden X2Go Client mode.
--hide-foldersharing
Hide all elements in X2Go Client GUI that are related to folder
sharing.
--close-disconnect
Close X2Go Client after a session got disconnected.
--client-ssh-port
Local ssh port (for filesystem export, default: 22).
--autostart=<app>
Launch <app> by session start in "published applications" mode.
This parameter should go along with --session=<session-profile-
name>, where the given session profile should be configured as a
session profile of type "Published Applications".
--support-menu=<html-file>
Add a "Support..." submenu item to X2Go Client's "Help" menu.
The support information is provided via a simple HTML file.
Example:
<html><body>
<h1>IT-Support for X2Go</h1>
DAS-NETZWERKTEAM | Mike Gabriel:<br />
<a href="mailto:support@das-netzwerkteam.de">
support@das-netzwerkteam.de
</a><br />
<br />
Thanks for using X2Go...
</body></html>
--background=<svg-file>
Use a custom/branded background image (SVG format) for X2Go
Client's main window (i.e. replace the blue gradient area in
X2Go Client by some background of your own
(business/workgroup/project).
SESSION PROFILE DEFAULTS
You can set certain defaults for session profiles via command line
switches using the following options:
--user Pre-selection of user at client startup (LDAP mode only).
--command=<default-command>
Default command for session startup.
--ssh-port
Use this default TCP/IP port for connection (default: 22).
--ssh-key
Use this SSH private key file by default.
--autologin
By default, search for standard SSH key file names or try using
an SSH agent.
--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/us, depend on our clients
language setup, though).
--clipboard=<both|client|server|none>
Set default clipboard mode.
--geometry=<W>x<H>|fullscreen
Set default geometry, default '800x600'.
--dpi=<dpi>
set DPI of X2Go Agent to <dpi>, default set to same as local
display.
--sound
Activate sound for session, not enabled by default.
--sound-system
Which soundsystem to use: arts, esd, pulse (default: pulse).
--xinerama
Use Xinerama by default.
--session-icon=<128x128px-icon-png-file>
Use a custom session icon by default.
THIN CLIENT OPTIONS
The following command line options are primarily interesting if
x2goclient is used as a login manager on X2Go thin clients.
--thinclient
Let X2Go Client run without window manager.
--sessionid=<session-profile-id>
Pre-selection of a session profile (by its session profile ID)
at client startup.
--session=<session-profile-name>
Pre-selection of a session profile (by its session profile name)
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.).
--haltbt
Show a "Shutdown" button in the top left corner of X2Go Client.
When pressed, X2Go Client will create the file $HOME/.halt. An
external script has to watch for this file and trigger a
thinclient shutdown once it appears.
PORTABLE OPTIONS
X2Go Client can be installed on a USB-Flashdrive as a portable
applications. If installed that way, the following options support the
portable setup of X2Go Client:
--portable
Start X2Go Client in "portable" mode. This implies... (TODO).
--home=<dir>
Set the users home directory. This is the directory where X2Go
Client will store settings and cache files.
--session-conf=<file>
Path to alternative session profile config (default:
$HOME/.x2goclient/sessions).
--clean-all-files
In portable mode, X2Go Client removes several directories it has
created (and probably directories you don't want to have removed
on a normal system):
$HOME/.ssh
$HOME/ssh
$HOME/.x2go
If --clean-all-files is used on the command line, also the
directory containing the configuration files of X2Go Client gets
removed:
$HOME/.x2goclient
BROKER OPTIONS
In case you want to retrieve x2goclient session profiles from an X2Go
Session Broker use the following options:
--broker-url=<URL>
Specify the <URL> of the X2Go Session Broker. X2Go Client can
access http:// and ssh:// style URLs.
Syntax of <URL> for HTTP brokerage:
http(s)://<user>:<password>@<hostname>:<port>/path/to/broker
Syntax of <URL> for SSH brokerage:
ssh://<user>:<password>@<hostname>:<port>/usr/bin/x2gobroker (or
any executable that provides the broker via SSH).
--broker-cacertfile=</path/to/cafile.crt>
Specify a special (self-signed) root-CACert file that shall get
used when connecting to an X2Go Session Broker via https (SSL).
--broker-noauth
The X2Go Session Broker is accessible without authentication.
--broker-krblogin
Login to X2Go Session Broker via GSSAPI. Only supported with
ssh:// broker URLs.
--auth-id=<USERNAME>
Use this <USERNAME> for authenticating against the X2Go Session
Broker. This option mostly makes sense together with --broker-
autologin or --broker-ssh-key.
--broker-autologin
For SSH based X2Go Session Brokers. If an SSH agent is available
or default key files exist then try those for authentication
against the X2Go Session Broker.
--broker-autologoff
Enforce re-authentication against X2Go Session Broker after a
session has been suspended or terminated.
--broker-ssh-key=<SSHPRIVKEY>
For SSH based X2Go Session Brokers. Full path to a valid SSH
private key file.
--broker-name=<NAME>
Currently unused...
--connectivity-test
Run a connectivity test against X2Go Session Broker. Not
supported by all broker implementations.
--change-broker-pass
Send a change-password request to an X2Go Session Broker. Not
supported by all broker implementations.
--broker-noauth-with-session-username
Informs the broker to use the username you entered for X2Go
Server authentication when selecting a server/session. Only has
functionality if --broker-noauth is used.
LDAP OPTIONS (deprecated)
NOTE: LDAP support won't be continued in X2Go Client 2 (next generation
of X2Go Client).
A slightly different approach than X2Go Client's LDAP functionality is
available via the X2Go Session Brokerage feature.
In case you want to control x2goclient via an LDAP server use the
following options:
--ldap=<host:port:dn>
Start with LDAP support (disabled by default). Example:
--ldap=ldapserver:389:o=organization,c=de
--ldap1=<host:port:dn>
Failover LDAP URI No. 1.
--ldap2=<host:port:dn>
Failover LDAP URI No. 2.
--ldap-printing
Allow client side printing in LDAP mode.
AUTHOR
This manual has been written by Mike Gabriel <mike.gabriel@das-
netzwerkteam.de> for the X2Go project (http://www.x2go.org).
Version 4.0.5.0 May 2015 x2goclient(1)
