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Synergy Installation Instructions
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Prerequisites for building
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To build synergy from the sources you'll need the following:
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Windows:
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* VC++ 6.0 or up
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Linux:
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* gcc 2.95 (or up?)
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* X11R4 or up headers and libraries
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Configuring the build
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This step is only necessary when building on Linux.
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To configure the build for your platform use the configure script:
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./configure
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For a list of options to configure use:
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./configure --help
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Building
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--------
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Windows:
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Start VC++ and open `synergy.dsw'. Set the active configuration
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(Build | Set Active Configuration) to `All - Debug' or `All - Release'
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then build. Binaries are built into ./Debug or ./Release.
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Linux:
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Simply enter:
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make
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This will build the client and server and leave them in their
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respective source directories.
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Installing
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Windows:
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There is no support for creating an installer for synergy or installing
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the files in a particular location. Instead, just copy the following
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files from the Debug or Release directory to a directory you choose
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(perhaps under the Program Files directory):
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* synergy.exe
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* synergyc.exe
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* synergys.exe
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* synrgyhk.dll
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Linux:
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make install
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will install the client and server into /usr/local/bin unless you
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specified a different directory when you ran configure.
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See `Starting Automatically on ...' below for details on how to have
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synergy start up automatically when the computer starts.
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Running on Windows
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Double click `synergy' on the server computer. The server is the
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computer who's mouse and keyboard will be shared. This brings up a
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dialog that lets you configure the server then test out the
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configuration or start the server.
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First configure the server. Click the `Server' radio button
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* Click the `Server' radio button
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* Click `Add' to add the server to the `Screens' list
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* Enter the name of server (the computer name is recommended)
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* Enter other names the server is known by
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* Click OK
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* Use `Add' to add your other computers
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* Use the controls under `Layout' to link screens together
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* Click (once) on the server's name in the `Screens' list
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* Choose the screen to the left of the server
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* Use `---' if there is no screen to the left of the server
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* Choose the screens to the right, above and below the server
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* Repeat the above steps for all the other screens
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* Enter the server's screen name next to `Screen Name'
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* This defaults to the computer's name (recommended)
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* Click `Test'
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The server will start and you'll see a console window with log messages
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telling you about synergy's progress. If an error occurs you'll get a
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dialog box telling you synergy is about to quit; read the log messages
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to determine the problem then correct it and try `Test' again.
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Now that the server is running, you'll need to start a client. On any
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client computer, double click `synergy'. Of course, you'll need to
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have installed the four files listed under `Installing' above on the
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client computer. Then configure the client:
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* Click the `Client' radio button
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* Enter the server's computer name in `Server Host Name'
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* Do not use any of the server's screen names, unless one of those
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is also the computer name
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* Enter the client's screen name next to `Screen Name'
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* This defaults to the computer's name (recommended)
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* This must be one of the names in the server's `Screens' list
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* Click `Test'
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If all goes well, the client connects to the server successfully and
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the mouse and keyboard are shared. If an error occurs you'll get a
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dialog box telling you synergy is about to quit; read the log messages
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to determine the problem then correct it and try `Test' again. When
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everything is working correctly, install the software on the other
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client computers (if any) and repeat the steps for configuring the
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client on each.
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See `Starting Automatically on Windows' below for configuring synergy
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to start automatically when the computer starts.
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Configuring the Server on Linux
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The synergy server requires configuration. The configuration file is a
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plain text file broken into sections. Each section has the form:
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section: <name>
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<args>
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end
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Comments are introduced by `#' and continue to the end of the line.
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The file can have the following sections.
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* screens
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<args> is a list of screen names, one name per line, each
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followed by a colon. Names are arbitrary strings but they
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must be unique. The hostname of each computer is recommended.
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There must be a screen name for the server and each client.
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Example:
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section: screens
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moe:
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larry:
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curly:
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end
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This declares three screens named: moe, larry, and curly.
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* links
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<args> is a list of screen names just like in the `screens'
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section except each screen is followed by a list of links.
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Each link has the form `<left|right|up|down> = <name>'.
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A link indicates which screen is adjacent in the given
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direction.
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Example:
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section: links
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moe:
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right = larry
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up = curly
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larry:
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left = moe
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up = curly
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curly:
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down = larry
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end
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This indicates that screen `larry' is to the right of screen
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`moe' (so moving the cursor off the right edge of moe would
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make it appear at the left edge of larry), `curly' is above
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'moe', `moe' is to the left of `larry', `curly' is above
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`larry', and `larry' is below `curly'. Note that links do
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not have to be symmetrical; moving up from moe then down
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from curly lands the cursor on larry.
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* aliases
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<args> is a list of screen names just like in the `screens'
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section except each screen is followed by a list of aliases,
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one per line *not* followed by a colon. An alias is a
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screen name and must be unique. During screen name lookup
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each alias is equivalent to the screen name it aliases. So
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a client can connect using its canonical screen name or any
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of its aliases.
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Example:
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section: aliases
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larry:
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larry.stooges.com
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curly:
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shemp
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end
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Screen `larry' is also known as `larry.stooges.com' and can
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connect as either name. Screen `curly' is also known as
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`shemp'. (Hey, it's just an example.)
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The synergy server will try certain pathnames to load the configuration
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file if the user doesn't specify a path using the `--config' command
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line option. `synergys --help' reports those pathnames.
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Running the Server on Linux
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Run the server on the computer that has the keyboard and mouse to
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be shared. You must have prepared a configuration file before
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starting the server. The server should be started before the
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clients but that's not required.
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Run the synergy server on the server system using the following
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command line:
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synergys -f --config <config-pathname>
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Replace <config-pathname> with the path to the configuration file.
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The `-f' option causes synergys to run in the foreground. This is
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recommended until you've verified that the configuration works.
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If you didn't include the system's hostname in the configuration
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file (either as a screen name or an alias) then you'll have to add
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`--name <screen-name>' to the command line, where <screen-name> is
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a name in the configuration file. You can use `synergys --help'
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for a list of command line options.
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See `Starting Automatically on Linux' below for running synergy
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automatically when the X server starts.
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Running the Client on Linux
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Run the client on all computers that aren't the server using the
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following command line:
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synergyc -f --no-camp <server-hostname>
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Replace <server-hostname> with the hostname or address of the
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server system. The `-f' option causes synergy to run in the
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foreground. The `--no-camp' prevents synergy from retrying to
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connect to the server until it succeeds. Both are recommended
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until you've verified that the configuration works. If you
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didn't include the system's hostname in the configuration file
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(either as a screen name or an alias) then you'll have to add
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`--name <screen-name>' to the command line, where <screen-name>
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is a name in the configuration file.
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The client should quickly report `connected to server'. If it
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does not but doesn't print an error and exit immediately then
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it's trying to connect to the server but cannot. It will time
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out in 30 seconds and exit (use ctrl+c to exit earlier). You
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should check that the server is running and is reachable over
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the network and try again.
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If the client fails and exits it should print an error describing
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the problem. Here are typical problems and possible solutions:
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* failed to open screen:
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check permission to open the X display;
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check that the DISPLAY environment variable is set.
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* already connected:
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check that the synergy client isn't already running.
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* refused client:
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add client to the server's configuration file.
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* connection failed:
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check <server-hostname>;
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the server cannot open the desired port, stop the
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program using that port (24800) and restart the
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server.
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Once all the clients are running, try moving the mouse to each
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screen. Be sure to check all the configured links.
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See `Starting Automatically on Linux' below for running synergy
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automatically when the X server starts.
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Starting Automatically on Windows
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When all the clients work you're ready to have synergy start
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automatically each time the system (re)starts. Click `Stop' on all
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the clients then on the server'. Then Click `Start' on the server.
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If it starts successfully then click `OK' to close the message box
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and the dialog. The synergy server is now running and will be
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automatically started each time the system is started. Click `Start'
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then `OK' on each of the clients to start the synergy client and
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automatically have it start each time the computer starts.
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If you ever want to prevent synergy from starting automatically when
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the computer does, double click `synergy', choose `Client' or `Server'
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(whichever the computer is running as), then click `No Auto-Start'.
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Click `OK' to dismiss the message box then `Quit' to close the dialog.
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Starting Automatically on Linux
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Linux:
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Synergy requires an X server. That means a server must be
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running and synergy must be authorized to connect to that server.
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It's best to have the display manager start synergy. You'll need
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the necessary (probably root) permission to modify the display
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manager configuration files. If you don't have that permission
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you can start synergy after logging in via the .xsession file.
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To have the display manager start synergy, edit the Xsetup script.
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The location of this file depends on your installation. It might
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be /etc/X11/xdm/Xsetup. Near the end of the file but before
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anyplace the script calls exit, start the client with something
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like:
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/usr/bin/killall synergyc
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/usr/local/bin/synergyc [<options>] <server-host-name>
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<options> must not include `-f' or `--no-daemon'. Change the
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paths as necessary. It's important to make sure no old copies
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of synergy are running so they can't interfere with the new one.
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To start the server use something like:
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/usr/bin/killall synergys
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/usr/local/bin/synergys [<options>] --config <config-pathname>
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Again, <options> must not include `-f' or `--no-daemon'. If
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the configuration pathname is one of the default locations then
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you don't need the `--config' option.
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Note that some display managers (xdm and kdm, but not gdm) grab
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the keyboard and do not release it until the user logs in, for
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security reasons. This prevents a synergy server from sharing
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the mouse and keyboard until the user logs in. It doesn't
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prevent a synergy client from synthesizing mouse and keyboard
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input, though.
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Common Command Line Options
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-d, --debug <level> use debugging level <level>
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--daemon run as a daemon (Linux) or background (Windows)
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-f, --no-daemon run in the foreground
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-n, --name <name> use <name> instead of the hostname
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--restart automatically restart on failures
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-1, --no-restart do not restart on failure
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-h, --help print help and exit
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--version print version information and exit
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--install install as a service (Windows only)
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--uninstall uninstall service (Windows only)
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Debug levels are from highest to lowest: FATAL, ERROR, WARNING, NOTE,
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INFO, DEBUG, DEBUG1, and DEBUG2. Only messages at or above the given
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level are logged. Messages are logged to a terminal window when
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running in the foreground. Unix logs messages to syslog when running
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as a daemon. The Windows NT family logs messages to the event log
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when running as a service. The Windows 95 family shows FATAL log
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messages in a message box and others in a terminal window when running
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as a service.
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The `--name' option lets the client or server use a name other than
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its hostname for its screen. This name is used when checking the
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configuration.
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Neither the client nor server will automatically restart if an error
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occurs that is sure to happen every time. For example, the server
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will exit immediately if it can't find itself in the configuration.
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On X11 both the client and server will also terminate if the
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connection to the X server is lost. Since xdm will normally restart
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the X server and synergy, this is the correct behavior.
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Server Command Line Options
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-a, --address <address> listen for connections on the given address
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-c, --config <pathname> read configuration from <pathname>
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<address> has one of the following forms:
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<hostname>
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:<port>
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<hostname>:<port>
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<hostname> is a hostname or address of a network interface on the
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server system. <port> is a port number from 1 to 65535. <hostname>
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defaults to the system's hostname and <port> defaults to 24800.
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Client Command Line Options
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--camp retry connection to server until successful
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--no-camp try connection to server only once
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<address> address of server
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see the "server command line options" for a description of <address>
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but note that there is no default <hostname> though there is a
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default <port>.
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