Login to the machine with ssh and run "vncserver". Then connect to the host:display with a vnc client. If Gnome is installed edit .vnc/xstartup like this (line 4 & 5) #!/bin/sh # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop: unset SESSION_MANAGER exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey vncconfig -iconic & xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & twm & Vincent Van der Kussen System Engineer mobile: +32477293918 direct: +32 3 450 89 88 Vincent.VanderKussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx BTR Services Groene Hofstraat 31 2850 Boom Belgium www.btr-services.be tel: +32 3 450 89 80 fax: +32 3 450 89 89 - DISCLAIMER - This message contains confidential information and is intended only for redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxxx If you are not redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify Vincent.VanderKussen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. Vincent Van der Kussen therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sir June Sent: woensdag 21 oktober 2009 16:46 To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: gui on a headless server Hi, aside from the mirroring issue i had with this server, it's also a headless one. So i was able to install RHEL5 into runlevel 3 via serial. But how do i configure it such that i can VNC to it and use gui/gnome/kde, etc. Sir June __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- 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
