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--- x2go_remote_desktop [2016/06/06 18:34]
mgstauff [How does it work? It's just a way to get to chead]
+++ x2go_remote_desktop [2018/01/17 18:06] (current)
mgstauff [x2go session types]
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 You'll need to [[http://wiki.x2go.org/doku.php/doc:installation:x2goclient|install the x2go client]] on your local machine.
-=== NOTE FOR OS X USERS ===
+==== NOTES FOR OS X USERS ====
   Dec 2015
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 ==== x2go session types ====
 There are three x2go session types available on the cx2go server. More detailed instructions regarding each session type are given below.
+**NOTE January 2018**
+The Published Applications session type is currently broken. Please use a MATE session.
   * **Published Applications session (Recommended)** - this allows you to simply run an xterm graphical terminal window from cx2go - you won't see a desktop. Then after you login to chead and run a GUI application, it'll show up in its own window on your machine. It uses less resources on the x2go server so is the recommended choice. This might be a nicer way to do things than to have a single remote desktop window with multiple applications running in it. It also *might* be slightly faster than running MATE or XFCE sessions.
   * __MATE session__ - a clone of the GNOME 2 desktop environment.
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 If you need to run multiple x2go sessions on (e.g. if you are connecting to the CfN cluster and to another computer), then you need to run multiple instances of the x2go client on your computer, by launching the application from the command line instead of the usual GUI method. This works on OS X, and presumably on Windows too. So e.g. on OSX, open a terminal window and run ''/Applications/x2goclient.app/Contents/MacOS/x2goclient &''
+==== Troubleshooting ====
+If you can't resume an x2go session or you can't start a new one, you may have an old session stuck on the server.
+First try terminating any running sessions that show up in the x2go client when you login to a session from the client. They're listed in the dialog box that comes up, and there's a button to terminate them.
+If that doesn't work, do the following:
+  ssh <your-username>@cx2go
+  x2goterminate
+The above command should find and terminate any sessions you have running. It may take a couple minutes to take effect, or may need to be run again.
+If this fails, contact the admins.

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