On 01/23/2013 05:48 AM, Ron Yorston wrote:
> Bruce Ferrell wrote:
>> I'm looking for pointer for setting up VNC so that access to the system
>> is via gdm/kdm. Yes, I know about vino, and /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
>> but what I'm looking for is a sertup that allows me to see the *dm login
>> screen instead of being dropped direct into a desktop.
> I set this kind of thing up many years ago on CentOS 4. I was curious to
> see if it still worked on CentOS 6 and found that this works for me:
>
> Edit /etc/gdm/custom.conf to add 'Enable=true' to the '[xdmcp]'
> section. Restart gdm. (I just did 'telinit 3; telinit 5'.)
>
> Run this command to start a server:
>
> /usr/bin/Xvnc :1 -query localhost -geometry 1100x850 -securitytypes none &
>
> Given a properly configured (or disabled) firewall you should then be able
> to run 'vncviewer hostname:1' to get a login screen.
>
> Once you've logged in the session will persist even if you close vncviewer,
> so you can reconnect later. This is, of course, hopelessly insecure.
>
> Starting Xvnc from xinetd is also possible, but then sessions aren't
> persistent.
>
> For some reason that I've never been able to fathom if you log out from
> a persistent session there's an annoying delay until the login screen
> reappears.
>
> Ron
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Hello,
I set my xorg.conf file like below and I can then run:
vncviewer :0
and it just like I am sitting at my desk logging into kdm.
Section "ServerLayout"
Identifier "Default Layout"
Screen 0 "Screen0" 0 0
InputDevice "Keyboard0" "CoreKeyboard"
EndSection
Section "Module"
Load "vnc"
EndSection
Section "InputDevice"
# keyboard added by system-config-display
Identifier "Keyboard0"
Driver "kbd"
Option "XkbModel" "pc105+inet"
Option "XkbLayout" "us"
EndSection
Section "Device"
Identifier "Videocard0"
Driver "intel"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Screen0"
Device "Videocard0"
DefaultDepth 24
Option "SecurityTypes" "VncAuth"
Option "UserPasswdVerifier" "VncAuth"
Option "PasswordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
SubSection "Display"
Viewport 0 0
Depth 24
EndSubSection
EndSection
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