[KLUG Members] Remote Evolution?

[Adam Tauno Williams]

>I'm trying to give my HPUX users access to the great email client
>"evolution" by letting them run it remotely on a Redhat 8.0 server.
>It starts fine on HPUX (CDE desktop), but I have two problems:
>It leaves behind processes after the user exits evolution, which I
>believe are going to cause problems later.  I've tried starting

They shouldn't cause any problems.  Unless the component system is left running
alarms will only work when evolution is running.

>evolution with the "--sm-disable" (session manager disable) and
>"--oaf-private" (don't register with OAF) options but I still get left
>over processes, like these:

Yea, those don't seem to do anything.

>  oafd --ac-activate --ior-output-fd=9
>  bonobo-moniker-xmldb --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Bonobo_Moniker_xmldb_...
>  evolution-alarm-notify --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:GNOME_Evolution_Cal...
>  wombat --oaf-activate-iid=OAFIID:Bonobo_Moniker_wombat_Factory --oaf...
>  /usr/bin/gconfd-1 28

Run "evolution;oaf-slay;bonobo-slay" instead of just "evolution".  That'll kill
the components.

>The second problem is users can't change their font size.  I tried
>running the Gnome Control center remotely on HPUX and increasing the
>font there, but it doesn't seem to effect evolution at all.

Which font?

>Any words of wisdom?

Something of great power, even if wholly good in itself, may work destruction if
used in ignorance, at the wrong time. One must be ready; one must be strong
enough. --Ursula K. Le Guin

It must be considered that there is nothing more difficult to carry out, nor
more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to handle, than to initiate a new
order of things. -- Machiavelli