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We're using freenx-server across login hosts where users access them via NoMachine clients from their end. Because of the many bugs associated with freenx and our budget not permitting the full commercial version, we end up with certain users having more than a few sessions as remnants when connections don't clean up after themselves upon termination (usually unintentional). Here's an example excerpt from /etc/nxserver.log: Display Type Session ID Options Depth Screen Status Session Name ------- ---------------- -------------------------------- -------- ----- -------------- ----------- ------------------------------ 33091 unix-gnome 189E20515FC5624507CAF25C836FB426 --D--PSA 24 885x843 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33053 unix-gnome 1DBD1E1131156842D72376675CE33E89 --D--PSA 24 1920x1123 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33111 unix-gnome 385B87A23EA908C0B4C6D00806D063B6 --D--PSA 24 871x538 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33082 unix-gnome 4D30B996528B752BFB1DE30240659230 --D--PSA 24 871x734 Running Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33057 unix-gnome 57904D3FF28785366D962CDA35CBC6D4 --D--PSA 24 871x555 Running Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33044 unix-gnome 6E338B9EE71D55DE4873ED83FCCB0AD9 --D--PSA 24 871x538 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33112 unix-gnome 8B2C9442496D09EFA0B78A13239D4EA0 --D--PSA 24 871x696 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33110 unix-gnome 8FD5158542B616E6B9B05B4E2425A6AF --D--PSA 24 871x831 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33014 unix-gnome 933CD67071697FBDC63D435E954BC8D6 --D--PSA 24 871x538 Running Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33072 unix-gnome B07D38F59367CE02ECA445B6EBBF84A1 --D--PSA 24 1138x667 Running Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33000 unix-gnome B58A633707EEC0C59C8A51EC9D688D3C --D--PSA 24 1920x1123 Running Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33069 unix-gnome BB78D40014DE5CF2A706536FF76FCFD8 --D--PSA 24 871x802 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33108 unix-gnome C57D24C4AAC14F839E0A8C6B6C83D24E --D--PSA 24 1920x1123 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) 33070 unix-gnome F90462D7CCEC82D5DDDA1E8C2CCE78E4 --D--PSA 24 1168x909 Suspended Connection to NXHost11 (user5) (Shadowed) To remove the sessions so the user's client doesn't continually freeze up, we have to manually remove them from /var/lib/nxserver/db/running/ - but the formatting is not the same: [root@NXHost11 running]# pwd /var/lib/nxserver/db/running [root@NXHost11 running]# ls sessionId{095675CAD6805301A215278C29E186F5} sessionId{84A166F4F3D0B743357FA37751BDA786} sessionId{0FA3E7C0B2914C66B8E468BE646D88F7} sessionId{8B2C9442496D09EFA0B78A13239D4EA0} sessionId{104750C53E17F5B87A9BFBC1E966B8D7} sessionId{8CC40155C71AE6E7F73365DAFDCD2349} sessionId{14B7F108B0A13635B7D697B26427D856} sessionId{8ECBE26B9D5C10C44192C150FDA80158} sessionId{15782E405134B2CF3BD09821CC3DC55C} sessionId{8FADEDAE322A31585EB0DD8A30AB0285} sessionId{180CA97293F95E625F12894B78FE100B} sessionId{8FD5158542B616E6B9B05B4E2425A6AF} sessionId{189E20515FC5624507CAF25C836FB426} sessionId{92BCB8BA457267750FFE862EEB3C8CE6} sessionId{18F86BA13166B94D0A80F10E3D3F220F} sessionId{933CD67071697FBDC63D435E954BC8D6} sessionId{195E394D40C21178D0ED4E5198B90792} sessionId{9400C9D9D16CC0D4254DFAC45C9A52C9} sessionId{1CD93CE30AD76937710823D0FAE15828} sessionId{95DE940721837DF10BE3FEB1535DC78A} sessionId{1DBD1E1131156842D72376675CE33E89} sessionId{9A2A5A849295FC2EC4A9B7E27B53CBF7} sessionId{1E1B5C326321775CCA05F2752CE17A8B} sessionId{9D565E61FA3B1D81F9F1A0B185A0EC83} sessionId{1FE7FD8EC70DC99652F214A3B5E905D1} sessionId{A5877C91B948DFC24AF86EFB2495E527} sessionId{22FAD34C0CC63CD959204669D8FDD9F0} sessionId{A64443BB165B532521741D5D8F19EFAB} sessionId{272CF217D5E8F56973743F86CAAF94BC} sessionId{ABDC93271DF58FCE7DA7DBE7500C21B3} sessionId{27FF7291F20965E10272A39B1FB8E4DC} sessionId{AF6B1A42DD47C25FD176E60231A90DAD} sessionId{2E7F640462E924284B079E10CC0E2E23} sessionId{B07D38F59367CE02ECA445B6EBBF84A1} sessionId{330CB4473B1AF6C948F2BFB9BDD2BADB} sessionId{B2D860333DDD3B7FF35EA48BFF9ABD00} sessionId{385B87A23EA908C0B4C6D00806D063B6} sessionId{B42E37E4785B42342C4EB009D74B4EA0} sessionId{389242121CE6E206584C2A45E236ABFF} sessionId{B58A633707EEC0C59C8A51EC9D688D3C} sessionId{3C4884BB99ADFF1FA18B039E88A864D1} sessionId{B6C3CDE47C2371972A7536B854A931F4} sessionId{3FED31A80C56BA9B038A6A765AED0C38} sessionId{B779C01B1F1915E571B1639A481E9848} sessionId{400753DEC565BB0DB52ED904137C463F} sessionId{BB78D40014DE5CF2A706536FF76FCFD8} sessionId{421C53FC39AE9D79E60E6055D2FC7DE8} sessionId{C0740993AD5429567243033DD5451B0F} sessionId{42F76BBDCE57874C8E3A0109E61BE37B} sessionId{C0B5C4E91BFFC94A2ED8C399ADD264E4} sessionId{43DBB2733414428C80DD68FA87D7C5B7} sessionId{C57D24C4AAC14F839E0A8C6B6C83D24E} sessionId{46A37999D33B0D66026C48D6D9C7B90A} sessionId{C605F9961D8C4C6511CE11F375E2DAD2} sessionId{4D30B996528B752BFB1DE30240659230} sessionId{CD76B8B7119293B2CA6164D621BCA062} sessionId{57904D3FF28785366D962CDA35CBC6D4} sessionId{DAAA94C7D01E099A1D566AF0E44B23E4} sessionId{58BFD388FBED5D39EED5D03A6BEB83B7} sessionId{DBAE1C4AD9B0CEB956711384B9A4C503} sessionId{5DC416CBE36DD68259246F21C4D12C63} sessionId{DF866B06E27911C90130A4AC7F24E03C} sessionId{6284D3EE9771A085520C12C5C089CB63} sessionId{E112F0415D4B2B47D892FA16D83819AE} sessionId{63F6B34AF4DD407E46CAB8D52EE1B00D} sessionId{E767F74579682E357BCF9E8635658847} sessionId{64CD7EC1A6156DFD992DCF6AA0D3D959} sessionId{EB78959FD59424DAF2C965388A056AE3} sessionId{6D570D2998E544DD2E2B4F68A9185377} sessionId{ED560BFC6D38D0946AF3E0A453E8EBC2} sessionId{6E338B9EE71D55DE4873ED83FCCB0AD9} sessionId{EE11025659E3D66007357A870FB973AA} sessionId{70556E711755D613445D72F505F5ACAA} sessionId{EF819D2926EFF1DA0E0208578D282D28} sessionId{7706DEA73E98C5997D61CA6BE49D2313} sessionId{F1141CC7C189F45D4C6E1B5A805BA849} sessionId{7723BB4A0C5CCE18A67D5D64235357AC} sessionId{F5E6EC0AB1E015AE187CC30412291A70} sessionId{787D6CE3EBA641706F3E07DD61159B24} sessionId{F90462D7CCEC82D5DDDA1E8C2CCE78E4} sessionId{7BD83901652D8F26B9D4B128D0021344} sessionId{F904BF11478F62FF368ACAA9978F365B} sessionId{8100B0CADB1369EB9573E9B986758545} sessionId{F91EECDB9A7B9298763F3DB439205CFC} The other issue is that there are other users on the same host that have running NoMachine sessions I can't close, or it'd be easy enough to just rm the whole directory's worth of sessions. So, the question becomes, outside of manually removing each individual session ID: rm sessionId{pasteletternumbercombinationhere}, would there be an easier way to accomplish this without impacting other users' sessions? It doesn't appear as though ps can display info I can script as the "handler" mechanism of freenx takes ownership and all sessionID files are nx:nx and not the username.
Asked by loadedmind (21 rep)
Mar 8, 2017, 03:31 PM
Last activity: Mar 8, 2017, 05:23 PM