True but the initial discussion shows how to assign an arbitrary port Albert Smith Sr. Unix Systems Administrator HPCSA, RHCT Genex Services 440 E. Swedesford Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610) 964-5154 > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Greshko > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:53 PM > To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > Subject: Re: Redhat Enterprise 4 Remote Desktop (VNC) Server Port > > > > Smith, Albert wrote: > > Ah but you can... > > > > You can do this in a config file I did it... > > > > vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers > > > > Add the following line > > > > httpport=port > > > > Then modify /etc/init.d/vncserver > > > > "su ${USER} -c \"cd ~${USER} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver > > :${display%%:*} -httpport ${httpport}\"" > > OK... a 2 step process.... but the cat is skinned in either way. > > > However another way to change the httpport is to change the display > > number. Such as if vncserver is on screen 2 then you would > access it > > via the web at: > > Yes, but that doesn't give you an arbitrary port. It gives you > default+display. I'm guessing the OP was searching for arbitrary. > > > > > http://vncserver:5802 > > > > If you are on display 6 > > > > http://vncserver:5806 > > > > These are the 580x are the standard port numbers. I don't know if > > there is a max on the amount of VNC Servers I would assume > it is 9 as > > on Display 0 is your local X Windows Server > > > > Albert Smith > > Sr. Unix Systems Administrator > > HPCSA, RHCT > > Genex Services > > 440 E. Swedesford Rd. > > Wayne, PA 19087 > > albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > (610) 964-5154 > > > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > >>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ed Greshko > >>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:35 PM > >>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list > >>Subject: Re: Redhat Enterprise 4 Remote Desktop (VNC) Server Port > >> > >> > >> > >>Don Lindbergh wrote: > >> > >>>Ed wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>man Xvnc > >>> > >>> > >>>Thanks. The Xvnc man page references a file which doesn't > >> > >>exist on my > >> > >>>system, inetd.conf. xinetd.conf exists but it doesn't contain > >>>anything pointing to Xvnc nor does my etc/xinetd.d directory. > >>> > >>>So, exactly how is the vnc server started after using the > >> > >>interface to > >> > >>>change remote desktop preferences, 'sharing, allow other > >> > >>users to view > >> > >>>your desktop, allow other users to control your desktop' > >> > >>etc.? IE, if > >> > >>>there's some file somewhere containing a line which is > >> > >>running 'Xvnc' > >> > >>>with some parameters, what file is that? > >>> > >>>I checked the Redhat documentation and didn't find anything > >> > >>about this. > >> > >>Well...one way to do this is to edit the /etc/init.d/vncserver file. > >> > >>In the "start" subroutine exit the line: > >> > >>"su ${USER} -c \"cd ~${USER} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver > >>:${display%%:*}\"" > >> > >>to be: > >> > >>"su ${USER} -c \"cd ~${USER} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver > >>-httpport 6900 :${display%%:*}\"" > >> > >>Seems as if there should be a way to specify this in a config > >>file...and yes I assumed the Xvnc man page would have had it. :-) > >> > >>Ed > >> > >>-- > >>"A common mistake that people make when trying to design something > >>completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete > >>fools." > >> > >>--Ford Prefect in "Mostly Harmless". > >> > >>-- > >>redhat-list mailing list > >>unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > >>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > >> > >> > > > > > > > > -- > "A common mistake that people make when trying to design > something completely foolproof was to underestimate the > ingenuity of complete fools." > > --Ford Prefect in "Mostly Harmless". > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
