[ConsoleKit] ck-dynamic interface
Halton Huo
Halton.Huo at Sun.COM
Thu Jul 23 23:15:22 PDT 2009
Hi All,
I'm glad that have a chance talk with Jon and Ray during Gran Canaria
Desktop Summit.
We're starting paperwork to get ConsoleKit and new GDM into OpenSolaris.
I'd like to talk about ck-dynamic interfaces for finalization here.
Actually, we talked it in
http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/consolekit/2009-June/000005.html.
To be more specific, I start a separate email thread.
Following design is based on Ray's comments and his working repository
http://cgit.freedesktop.org/~halfline/ConsoleKit. Please review it.
Thoughts and comments are welcomed.
To add a session
(ck-dynamic -a)
===============
$ck-dynamic -a --session-type=<session_type>
--display-type=<display_type> [--seat-id=<seat_id>] [variables...]
session_type
Specify session type. Now only support LoginWindow AFAIK.
display_type
Specify display type under <etc>/ConsoleKit/displays.d/
seat_id
Specify a seat to attach this session. If not given, create a new
seat.
variables
Specify values of variables in display type
To remove a session
(ck-dynamic -d)
===============
$ck-dynamic -d --display-number=<display_number> (Needed for SunRay)
OR
$ck-dynamic -d --session-id=<session_id>
To list sessions
(ck-dynamic -l)
=============
$ck-dynamic -l [--display-type=<display_type>]
List dynamic displays. If display_type is not given, show all dynamic
sessions. Otherwise, only show sessions for start with given
display_type. The result is separated by ";", for example, ":110;:111"
Examples:
============
1. Start a local session with display :1 on vt8, this session is
attached on Seat1.
$ck-dynamic -a --session-type=LoginWindow --display-type=Local
--seat-id=Seat1 display=:1 vt=vt8
2. Start a VNC session with display :8 port 5908 and password
file /etc/X11/vnc-password.
Precondition
------------
<etc>/ConsoleKit/displays.d/LocalVNC.display as following:
[Display]
Type=X11
[X11]
Exec=@X11_DIR@/Xvnc -rfbport $port -PasswordFile $password-file $display
Command
------------
$ck-dynamic -a --session-type=LoginWindow --display-type=LocalVNC
port=5908 password-file=/etc/X11/vnc-password display=:8
3. Start a SunRay session with display :11
Precondition
------------
<etc>/ConsoleKit/displays.d/SunRay.display as following:
[Display]
Type=X11
[X11]
Exec=/etc/opt/SUNWut/basedir/lib/utxsun $display -auth $auth
Command
------------
$ck-dynamic -a --session-type=LoginWindow --display-type=SunRay
display=:11
4. List all SunRay sessions created dynamically
$ck-dynamic -l --display-type=SunRay
:11;:12
$
5. Remove session with display number :11
$ck-dynamic -d --display-number=:11
6. Remove session with session id Session3
$ck-dynamic -d --session-id=Session3
Thanks,
Halton.
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