The wiki how-to (http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_FreeNX_Server) says to emerge freenx (I am using 0.7.1-r2), then run this command: nxsetup --install --clean --purge That sets the owner/group incorrectly on "/var/lib/nxserver/" so that only root can access the directory and its subdirectories. Since the "nx" user's home directory and ssh keys are located under that directory, they cannot be accessed when nxclient attempts an ssh login. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. follow the "Installation (Version 1, easy and correct)" guide at: http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO_FreeNX_Server 2. after running the nxsetup command, check the owner & group on "/var/lib/nxserver/", they are root:root 3. try to login using nxclient (I tried from Windows) Actual Results: nxclient fails to login, reports authentication failure. Expected Results: nxclient logs in and authenticates. nxsetup should set "/var/lib/nxserver/" owner and group to nx:nx. Issuing a "chown nx:nx /var/lib/nxserver" fixes the problem and allows proper authentication to work.
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