I just started using x2go
to establish a remote desktop connection between two Debian 10 machines and discovered the neat file-sharing functionality of the x2goclient
(Session Preferences > Shared Folders). I shared a local, client-side folder and noticed that it gets mounted on the remote server with the full client-side directory path automatically included in the folder/file system name - in this case _home_username_Desktop_foldername (sshfs-disk)
according to its local path /home/username/Desktop/foldername
.
Is it possible to customize the server-side folder name, e.g. in order to avoid disclosing the user name on the client machine or the folder's path, and is it possible to allow client-side read and/or write permissions while effectively blocking deletion of files? Are there any obvious security issues (or good practices) when using x2go
or sharing folders with the x2goclient
?
The shared folder is supposed to substitute the non-functional bidirectional copy & paste as a direct and convenient way to exchange files, without having to upload files to some 3rd party webspace (cumbersome) or even sending files by e-mail (even more cumbersome, file size limitations).