Parameters in /vsmserver/

In this section, we will describe all the parameters currently used by the VSM server. These configuration parameters reside in /opt/thinlinc/etc/conf.d/vsmserver.hconf.

/vsmserver/admin_email

The administrator’s email address. This is where warnings about overuse of Licenses are sent, among with other administrative messages. Make sure this is a valid address.

/vsmserver/allowed_clients

A space-separated list of hosts from which privileged operations are allowed. The default (empty) allows localhost to do this. Privileged operations are for example to deactivate a session, something that should be allowed by the host running the ThinLinc Web Administration service.

/vsmserver/allowed_groups

ThinLinc access can be limited to certain groups. If the allowed_groups space-separated list is empty, all users are accepted. Otherwise, the user must be a member of the groups listed below, to be able to use ThinLinc. Example:

allowed_groups = students teachers

/vsmserver/listen_port

The TCP port VSM Server listen to for incoming requests. This should normally be set to the same value as /vsm/vsm_server_port.

/vsmserver/max_sessions_per_user

The maximum number of sessions allowed per user. 0 means no limit. The master will attempt to keep all sessions for a user on the same agent server in order to avoid problems. The problems usually come from applications that incorrectly assumes unrivaled access to the user’s home directory. When on the same machine the conditions allow the applications to handle things better.

/vsmserver/unbind_ports_at_login

If this parameter is true, processes occupying the users’ interval of forwarded ports will be killed at login. This means that if a user logs in twice to the same session, the second login will get working tunnel ports, if this parameter is true. The first session’s tunnel ports will stop working. If the parameter is false, the first session will keep the ports.