gecoshc-client
Help Channel client for GECOS workstations.
This Help Channel client validates the workstation against the GECOS CC and then connects to the appropiate Help Channel Server (basically a UVNC Repeater) by using x11vnc.
Relathionship with other projects
This project includes:
- websocket-client 0.47.0 (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/websocket-client/)
- pycos 4.6.5 (https://pypi.python.org/pypi/pycos)
This project is part of the GECOS environment.
Building
To build this project in a Debian system execute:
dpkg-buildpackage -us -uc
Installing
To install this project use the DEB package by:
sudo dpkg -i gecosws-hc-client_<version>_all.deb sudo apt-get -f install
Configuring
After installing is important to configure the client by editing /etc/helpchannel.conf file. The most important thing to configure is the Help Channel server URL (tunnel_url):
[TunnelConfig]
command_full_path: /usr/bin/hctunnel.py
tunnel_url: wss://helpchannel.yourdomain.com/wsServer
local_port=6000
ssl_verify=False
If your SSL certificates are valid (not self-signed certificates) you may set "ssl_verify=True".