Ubuntu Manpage: ltsp - entry point to Linux Terminal Server Project applets

NAME

       ltsp - entry point to Linux Terminal Server Project applets

SYNOPSIS

       ltsp  [-b base-dir] [-h] [-m home-dir] [-o overwrite] [-t tftp-dir] [-V] [applet] [applet-
       options]

DESCRIPTION

       Run the specified LTSP applet with applet-options. To get  help  with  applets  and  their
       options, run `man ltsp applet` or `ltsp --help applet`.

APPLETS

       The following applets are currently defined:

              • dnsmasq: configure dnsmasq for LTSP

              • image: generate a squashfs image from an image source

              • info: gather support information about the LTSP installation

              • initrd: create the ltsp.img initrd add-on

              • ipxe: install iPXE binaries and configuration in TFTP

              • kernel: copy the kernel and initrd from an image to TFTP

              • nfs: configure NFS exports for LTSP

       LTSP  clients  also  have some additional applets, like initrd-bottom, init and login, but
       they're not runnable by the user.

OPTIONS

LTSP directories can be configured by passing one or more of the following parameters, but
it's recommended that an /etc/ltsp/ltsp.conf configuration file is created instead, so
that you don't have to pass them in each ltsp command.

-b, --base-dir=/srv/ltsp
This is where the chroots, squashfs images and virtual machine symlinks are; so
when you run ltsp kernel img_name, it will search either for a squashfs image named
/srv/ltsp/images/img_name.img, or for a chroot named /srv/ltsp/img_name, if it's a
directory that contains /proc. Additionally, ltsp image img_name will also search
for a symlink to a VM disk named /srv/ltsp/img_name.img. $BASE_DIR is exported
read-only by NFSv3, so do not put sensitive data there.

-h, --help
Display a help message.

-m, --home-dir=/home
The default method of making /home available to LTSP clients is SSHFS. In some
cases security isn't an issue, and sysadmins prefer the insecure NFSv3 speed over
SSHFS. $HOME_DIR is used by ltsp nfs to export the correct directory, if it's
different to /home, and by LTSP clients to mount it.

-o, --overwrite[=0|1]
Overwrite existing files. Defaults to 1 as administrators are not supposed to
manually edit LTSP autogenerated files, but maintain local content into separate
files (e.g. /etc/exports.d/local.exports). If you manually maintain ltsp.ipxe, it
might be a good idea to set OVERWRITE=0 in ltsp.conf.

-t, --tftp-dir=/srv/tftp
LTSP places the kernels, initrds and iPXE files in /srv/tftp/ltsp, to be retrieved
by the clients via the TFTP protocol. The TFTP server of dnsmasq and tftpd-hpa are
configured to use /srv/tftp as the TFTP root.

-V, --version
Display the version information.

FILES

       /etc/ltsp/ltsp.conf
              All  the  long  options  can  also  be  specified  as  variables  in  the ltsp.conf
              configuration file in UPPER_CASE, using underscores instead of hyphens.

ENVIRONMENT

       All the long options can also be specified as environment  variables  in  UPPER_CASE,  for
       example:

              BASE_DIR=/opt/ltsp ltsp kernel ...

EXAMPLES

       The following are the typical commands to install and maintain LTSP in chrootless mode:

              # To install:
              ltsp image /
              ltsp dnsmasq
              ltsp nfs
              ltsp ipxe

              # To update the exported image, after changes in the server software:
              ltsp image /

       The following are the typical commands to provide an additional x86_32 image, assuming one
       uses VirtualBox. If you specifically name it x86_32, then the ltsp.ipxe code automatically
       prefers it for 32bit clients:

              ln -rs $HOME/VirtualBox\ VMs/x86_32/x86_32-flat.vmdk /srv/ltsp/x86_32.img
              ltsp image x86_32
              ltsp ipxe

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright 2019-2022 the LTSP team, see AUTHORS.