ExtraNXOptions


The following is a list of options that can be passed to the nxagent via the ExtraNXOptions call in

/etc/xdg/StarNet/LIVE6.conf
or $HOME/.config/StarNet/LIVE6.conf

These files may need to be created

* LIVEServer 5 and below use LIVE.conf

Example: ExtraNXOptions=”-kb -shpix”

For a complete list type /usr/lib/NX/bin/nxagent -help

Option Description
-a # mouse acceleration (pixels)
-ac disable access control restrictions
-audit int set audit trail level
-auth file select authorization file
bc enable bug compatibility
-br create root window with black background
+bs enable any backing store support
-bs disable any backing store support
-c turns off key-click
c # key-click volume (0-100)
-cc int default color visual class
-co file color database file
-core generate core dump on fatal error
-dpi int screen resolution in dots per inch
dpms enables VESA DPMS monitor control
-dpms disables VESA DPMS monitor control
-deferglyphs [none|all|16] defer loading of [no|all|16-bit] glyphs
-f # bell base (0-100)
-fc string cursor font
-fn string default font name
-fp string default font path
-help prints message with these options
-I ignore all remaining arguments
-ld int limit data space to N Kb
-lf int limit number of open files to N
-ls int limit stack space to N Kb
-nolock disable the locking mechanism
-logo enable logo in screen saver
nologo disable logo in screen saver
-nolisten string don’t listen on protocol
-noreset don’t reset after last client exists
-reset reset after last client exists
-p # screen-saver pattern duration (minutes)
-pn accept failure to listen on all ports
-nopn reject failure to listen on all ports
-r turns off auto-repeat
r turns on auto-repeat
-render [default|mono|gray|color] set render color alloc policy
-s # screen-saver timeout (minutes)
-sp file security policy file
-su disable any save under support
-t # mouse threshold (pixels)
-terminate terminate at server reset
-to # connection time out
-tst disable testing extensions
ttyxx server started from init on /dev/ttyxx
v video blanking for screen-saver
-v screen-saver without video blanking
-wm WhenMapped default backing-store
-x string loads named extension at init time
-maxbigreqsize set maximal bigrequest size
-dumbSched Disable smart scheduling, enable old behavior
-schedInterval int Set scheduler interval in msec
+extension name Enable extension
-extension name Disable extension
-query host-name contact named host for XDMCP
-broadcast broadcast for XDMCP
-multicast [addr [hops]] IPv6 multicast for XDMCP
-indirect host-name contact named host for indirect XDMCP
-port port-num UDP port number to send messages to
-from local-address specify the local address to connect from
-once Terminate server after one session
-class display-class specify display class to send in manage
-cookie xdm-auth-bits specify the magic cookie for XDMCP
-displayID display-id manufacturer display ID for request
The X Keyboard Extension adds the following arguments:
-kb disable the X Keyboard Extension
+kb enable the X Keyboard Extension
[+-]accessx [ timeout [ timeout_mask [ feedback [ options_mask] ] ] ] enable/disable accessx key sequences
-ar1 set XKB autorepeat delay
-ar2 set XKB autorepeat interval
-noloadxkb don’t load XKB keymap description
-xkbdb file that contains default XKB keymaps
-xkbmap XKB keyboard description to load on startup
-display string display name of the real server
-sync synchronize with the real server
-full utilize full regeneration
-class string default visual class
-depth int default depth
-geometry WxH+X+Y window size and position
-bw int window border width
-name string window name
-scrns int number of screens to generate
-install install colormaps directly
The NX system adds the following arguments:
-forcenx force use of NX protocol messages assuming communication through nxproxy
-timeout int auto-disconnect timeout in seconds (minimum allowed: 60)
-norender disable the use of the render extension
-nocomposite disable the use of the composite extension
-nopersistent disable disconnection/reconnection to the X display on SIGHUP
-noshmem disable use of shared memory extension
-shmem enable use of shared memory extension
-noshpix disable use of shared pixmaps
-shpix enable use of shared pixmaps
-noignore don’t ignore pointer and keyboard configuration changes mandated by clients
-nokbreset don’t reset keyboard device if the session is resumed
-noxkblock always allow applications to change layout through XKEYBOARD
-tile WxH size of image tiles (minimum allowed: 32×32)
-D enable desktop mode
-R enable rootless mode
-S enable shadow mode
-B enable proxy binding mode