No worries. You read my mind -- I was going to ask if anyone else had trouble with these instructions. Just for the record, I went through the initial setup (VNC Wiki entry chapters one and two), had some issues with only getting a black screen, made some progress (see https://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=24747&forum= 41), then discovered this apparent behavior (lack of offering a login screen to remote VNC clients). So I removed the .vnc folder from my home, un-edited /etc/sysconfig/vncservers, rebooted, and tried the vnc-ltsp-config method. Still got a black screen, and if I wasn't logged in already on the box itself, all I got through VNC was a "connection refused (-61) error. Yes my firewall was opened... So I then uninstalled vnc-ltsp-config (which un-edited /etc/services), rebooted, found the Code Ghar blog, tried it out, and it's working like a charm. The CEntOS box is now running headless, and I can again use my monitor, mouse and keyboard on my other PC. Thanks again, -Byron Byron Veale Webmaster The New Jersey State Library -----Original Message----- From: centos-docs-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-docs-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of pjwelsh Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 1:19 PM To: Mail list for wiki articles Subject: Re: Proposed edit to VNC server Wiki entry On 02/23/2010 11:53 AM, Byron Veale wrote: > ... > --> Yes, they may be simpler, but those instructions don't allow for > remote log-in -- they are only for controlling the screen of an > already logged-in user. At least, that is how they worked for me. > FWIW I followed the instructions completely. > > As I mentioned, I believe CEntOS users would appreciate a method of > setting up VNC to allow for remote log-in. In my opinion, the method > on the Code Ghar blog really isn't more complicated than the other > methods given. In fact, I think it's a lot easier than the > vnc-ltsp-config method if you take into account the work involved > configuring the EPEL repository for yum, with priorities etc. (Okay, > I might be a bit anal in using that approach, but I _am_ a newbie...) > > Thanks for your attention to this matter, > > -Byron > Sorry Byron, the send got hit without finishing and more thought. I did not intend to come across like I did. I apologize for the rude and the run-on sentence. I would suspect that there may be some previous issue that may have messed up your vnc-ltsp install attempt. I will make it a point to verify that the instructions are still usable. _______________________________________________ CentOS-docs mailing list CentOS-docs at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos-docs
