On 22 Apr 2009 at 14:47, Steve Ellis wrote: Date sent: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:47:16 -0700 From: Steve Ellis <ellis@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Michael D. Setzer II" <mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Copies to: "Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora." <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: Remote administration of FC 10 headless servers. > Michael D. Setzer II wrote: > > On 22 Apr 2009 at 13:52, Steve Ellis wrote: > > > > > > > >> Like Tim and unlike Mark, I also have trouble with this--I believe this > >> is a selinux-enabled problem with respect to PackageKit/PolicyKit and > >> VNC sessions, at least based on the googling that I've been able to do. > >> I've tried changing policy from my actual console (which is > >> inconveniently 7 feet off the ground in the garage), but have thus far > >> been unable to have much luck--I haven't tried completely wide-open > >> policies though. I did install yumex for finding installables, > >> however. I use 'yum update' from the command line for regular updating. > >> > >> -se > >> > >> > > > > You do have to open up the port in the firewall. > > system-config-firewall > > other ports > > Click Add > > Enter port 5900 + port you use for server > > Example: > > vncserver :50 > > Add port 5950 TCP > > > > > > > Thanks for the suggestion, but firewall blocking vnc is not part of my > problem--I have no trouble vnc'ing into my system, I've already opened > the firewall appropriately. In fact, I'm vnc'ed into my system over an > ssh tunnel from my office right now. The problem I (and likely Tim) hit > manifests as a dialog box when running > "System->Administration->Add/Remove Software" that says: > > "Package installer is running when the session is not active > These applications should be run only when on active console. > This normally indicates a bug with your remote desktop implementation." > > However, I'm now thinking it may not have anything to do with selinux, > as I see that I switched to Permissive mode--I don't recall when I did > that, but I'm guessing it was before my vnc session was last restarted. > In my copious free time I'll climb back up on my step ladder and try to > tweak the settings in "System->Preferences->System->Authorizations" > further to see if I can get anywhere. I see what you mean now. See the same error. I use yumex and it seems to work fine from vnc. > > -se +----------------------------------------------------------+ Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor Guam Community College Computer Center mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx http://www.guam.net/home/mikes Guam - Where America's Day Begins +----------------------------------------------------------+ http://setiathome.berkeley.edu (Original) Number of Seti Units Returned: 19,471 Processing time: 32 years, 290 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes (Total Hours: 287,489) BOINC@HOME CREDITS SETI 7,671,635.2685 | EINSTEIN 2,465,893.2309 | ROSETTA 873,793.3373 -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
