introduction:xscrabble_at_sdf
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| * The DM and players must all be logged into the same machine. | * The DM and players must all be logged into the same machine. | ||
| * The DM and players must have the correct [[http:// | * The DM and players must have the correct [[http:// | ||
| - | * Working X-over-ssh setup; please test this by running xterm or xeyes first. For help, please read this [[http:// | + | * Working X-over-ssh setup; please test this by running xterm or xeyes first. For help, please read this [[setting_up_x11_forwarding_on_sdf|tutorial]] or ask in [[:com|com]] or bboard. |
| - | * Check the DISPLAY environment variable set by ssh: "echo $DISPLAY". The output will look like | + | * Check the DISPLAY environment variable set by ssh: '' |
| - | iceland: | + | |
| - | localhost: | + | < |
| - | | + | iceland: |
| + | localhost: | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | * If this value is not set automatically, | ||
| ==== Configuring ==== | ==== Configuring ==== | ||
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| * Log into the designated SDF machine. This should be the server where the DM will be running the game from. | * Log into the designated SDF machine. This should be the server where the DM will be running the game from. | ||
| * From the command line, run this command to generate the magic cookie information: | * From the command line, run this command to generate the magic cookie information: | ||
| - | | + | |
| - | iceland/ | + | < |
| - | * Please note the display name of the cookie information. The display name will be the first white space separated field in the cookie information ("iceland/ | + | iceland: |
| + | iceland/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
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| + | * Please note the display name of the cookie information. The display name will be the first white space separated field in the cookie information ('' | ||
| * Send the cookie information to the DM. Please take care to privately send this information. This is the information that allows the DM to start X clients on the player' | * Send the cookie information to the DM. Please take care to privately send this information. This is the information that allows the DM to start X clients on the player' | ||
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| * Log into the designated SDF machine. This should be the server where the DM told everybody else to log into. | * Log into the designated SDF machine. This should be the server where the DM told everybody else to log into. | ||
| * For every player, collect their magic cookie information. Please take care to track which player corresponds to which magic cookie. | * For every player, collect their magic cookie information. Please take care to track which player corresponds to which magic cookie. | ||
| - | * Also note the display field in the cookie information. The display field is the first white space separated field in the cookie information ("iceland/ | + | * Also note the display field in the cookie information. The display field is the first white space separated field in the cookie information ('' |
| - | * Start the xauth command: | + | * Start the xauth command: |
| - | * For each magic cookie, add the cookie information: | + | * For each magic cookie, add the cookie information: |
| - | iceland: | + | |
| - | Using authority file / | + | < |
| - | xauth& | + | iceland: |
| - | xauth& | + | Using authority file / |
| - | xauth> | + | xauth> add iceland/ |
| + | xauth> add iceland/ | ||
| + | xauth> | ||
| + | </ | ||
| * When complete, use exit to save the data and exit xauth. | * When complete, use exit to save the data and exit xauth. | ||
| - | | + | |
| - | Using authority file / | + | < |
| - | xauth& | + | iceland: |
| - | xauth& | + | Using authority file / |
| - | xauth& | + | xauth> add iceland/ |
| - | Writing authority file / | + | xauth> add iceland/ |
| + | xauth> exit | ||
| + | Writing authority file / | ||
| + | </ | ||
| == DM Add Players == | == DM Add Players == | ||
| - | * Start xscrabble: | + | * Start xscrabble: |
| - | * Select the number of players.{{tutorials/ | + | * Select the number of players. |
| - | * For each player, add the player' | + | |
| + | {{http:// | ||
| + | |||
| + | * For each player, add the player' | ||
| + | * For example, player 1 has a cookie information where the display field is '' | ||
| + | |||
| + | {{http:// | ||
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| + | Do not forget to add the DM's display as well | ||
| * Click "start game" to start the game | * Click "start game" to start the game | ||
| ==== After the game ==== | ==== After the game ==== | ||
| - | After the game is complete, the players should revoke the DM's access to the X server. Players should run "xauth remove iceland/ | + | After the game is complete, the players should revoke the DM's access to the X server. Players should run '' |
| - | DMs should remove their access to the player' | + | DMs should remove their access to the player' |
| - | Both players and DM can remove the xauth file to ensure the revocation: | + | Both players and DM can remove the xauth file to ensure the revocation: |
| ==== Tips ==== | ==== Tips ==== | ||
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| * screen users who reattach, please note the DISPLAY from //within// screen may be invalid. Remember to look at the DISPLAY variable (and thus, the myxauth command) outside of screen. | * screen users who reattach, please note the DISPLAY from //within// screen may be invalid. Remember to look at the DISPLAY variable (and thus, the myxauth command) outside of screen. | ||
| * Remember to take screenshots as a trophy of your conquest. This one-liner will take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it to a file named war_trophy.png: | * Remember to take screenshots as a trophy of your conquest. This one-liner will take a screenshot of the entire screen and save it to a file named war_trophy.png: | ||
| - | | + | |
| - | | + | < |
| + | iceland:/ | ||
| + | </ | ||
| + | |||
| + | This command may take a while to run. | ||
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| * For the impatient, the actual game may be started by hand. jgw says: | * For the impatient, the actual game may be started by hand. jgw says: | ||
| - | | + | |
| - | you can also call xscrab directly: | + | < |
| - | XSCRAB=' | + | --- jgw@iceland ------------------------------------------- |
| - | ssh -24Y -c blowfish -p 443 jgw@miku.sdf.org ${XSCRAB} | + | you can also call xscrab directly: |
| - | --- jgw@iceland ------------------------------------------- | + | XSCRAB=' |
| + | ssh -24Y -c blowfish -p 443 jgw@miku.sdf.org ${XSCRAB} | ||
| + | --- jgw@iceland ------------------------------------------- | ||
| + | </ | ||
| This tutorial is far from complete. Wanna make it better? Edit it! | This tutorial is far from complete. Wanna make it better? Edit it! | ||
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| - | $Id: xscrabble.html, | + | $Id: xscrabble.html, |