> On Dec 8, 2007 7:25 AM, Kulbir Saini <kulbirsaini@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Problem: When I login to my system using 'vncviewer <IP>:0', i can access >> everything on the remote pc but the problem is the screen on server system >> (system with <IP>) unlocks and everything that I do remotely is replicated >> on the actual system. >> >> Somebody will say, wtf? it is designed to be so. But the problem is the >> screen unlocks and anybody in my lab can capture my system and do whatever >> he/she wants. >> >> Its a big security issue. >> >> And somebody may even get a heart attack when he/she sees that the mouse >> is >> static and no human being is near the pc and still the windows are opening >> and closing and some text is being typed in terminal :-O :P > > This is working as designed. You can use the vncserver daemon to > create virtual desktops, as many as the system resources of your > system can support, these will not be visible on the desktop. Then > you can connect to any of these virtual desktops from the console or > remotely as you desire. > > Brett > But the with vncviewer doesn't give you the desktop you have on the server. It creates/initializes another desktop env and give access to it. And Remote Desktop gives access to the exact desktop you have opened on the server. So, when I connect to the Remote Desktop, it unlocks the screen on the server and anybody who is nearby can capture the machine. ------------------------------------------------------- Thank you, Kulbir Saini, Computer Science and Engineering, International Institute of Information Technology, Hyderbad, India - 500032. My Home-Page: http://saini.co.in/ My Institute: http://www.iiit.ac.in/ My Linux-Blog: http://linux.saini.co.in/ My Web-Blog: http://life.saini.co.in/ IRC nick : generalBordeaux Channels : #fedora, #fedora-devel ------------------------------------------------------- -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
