[lug] VNC on Linux

[Anders Knudsen]

I have VNC available on a server at work that allows ssh passphrase only 
logins.
I just instructed all that if they don't have a VNC process running, to 
start one after they login.
Since you have to know the display number, and the VNC process is for 
"your" login, I don't think that using inetd is a good idea (IMHO.) As you 
know, vncserver starts a process to the lowest number free display, 
starting with :1. Or one can try to force starting vncserver to a display 
number (vncserver :5, or whatever) and if the number is free it is started. 
You have to be logged in as you first, since again, the process is for the 
logged in user.
I don't believe that VNC server was designed for "auto-start" use (at least 
not that I've found.)
VNC is very cool, BTW. :)

-anders.

At 04:26 PM 3/5/2001 -0700, Doug wrote:
>I have VNC running with the -inetd option,
>so a vnc process is spawned when a
>connection is made to the appropriate port.
>
>I'm having trouble understanding what I need
>to do to xdm/kdm/gdm in order to get it to
>function as a server. Obviously, display :0
>is running on the console, but I can't get a
>login window for the VNC stuff.