On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 14:54, Sean Millichamp wrote:
> On Fri, 2002-12-06 at 15:43, Bruce Douglas wrote:
>
> > new to linux. i've configured a server with rh8.0. i'm curious as to how one
> > might go about configuring/setting up the server so i can remotely access
> > the server and display the kde/gnome desktop.
>
> To display the entire desktop (similar to how you'd see terminal
> services or PC Anywhere) you want to use VNC. However, if you don't
> need/want the whole desktop and just want to run X apps remotely you can
> do that too (but this needs more bandwidth). To enable the remote
> display of X apps do "ssh -X servername" as another poster suggested.
> Then just run the X command name at the prompt. The processing will be
> done on the remote machine but all the display information is sent to
> your local display [1].
>
> VNC is a little harder to setup but is more of a "virtual screen" and a
> more bandwidth friendly protocol. On the server you want the
> "vnc-server" RPM installed and on the client you want the "vnc" RPM
> installed. On the server you need to edit /etc/sysconfig/vncservers to
> suit (there are directions in the file, follow them) and then start the
> VNC server service:
> # /sbin/service vncserver start
>
> Then you can use your Linux or Windows VNC client of choice to access
> it. I highly suggest reading the VNC documentation. Note that VNC is
> not secure by default so you shouldn't do this across an untrusted
> network unless you know what you are doing. Also, if you are running
> with a firewall you might (probably) need to open up the ports VNC uses
> on the server. This is only a very high-level sort of explanation of
> VNC intended to get you pointed in the right direction...
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Sean
>
> [1] In X parlance the "server" is the machine displaying the apps, the
> "client" is the program that is displaying to the "server". Thus,
> XFree86 (the environment that displays all the graphics when you sit at
> a Linux box) is an "X server" and when you run (for instance) mozilla it
> is the "X client". Of course, the client and the server can run on the
> same computer but they don't have to because X was designed with
> networking in mind. That's why/how the first option above works.
>
-----
In this vein...I am having a problem with VNC that perhaps someone can
shed some light on.
After reading the an article in the Linux Journal magazine - which I've
saved for quite some time, I wanted to set up VNC so I can have a
continuous session going, whether I am on the localhost or one of the
other machines around my house (yes, it's decadent but I figured, the
learning experience would be good).
The article is online <jeremy.impson@lmco.com.>
I am using RH 8
The problem that I ran into is this...
I changed /etc/init.d/vncserver as follows...
from
"su ${display##*:} -c \"cd ~${display##*:} && [ -f
.vnc/passwd ] && vncserver :${display%%:*}\""
to
"su ${display##*:} -c \"cd ~${display##*:} && [ -f
.vnc/passwd ] && vncserver ${ARGS} :${display%%:*}\""
and changed /etc/sysconfig/vncservers by adding a line...
ARGS="-geometry 1024x768 -alwaysshared "
all per the article...
When I try to start vncserver (service vncserver start), I get an error
that it can't find the file which I am certain is -geometry 1024 x 768
-alwaysshared instead of using those as arguments to the vncserver
command within /etc/init.d/vncserver
I have tried various combinations...i.e. removing -geometry 1024x768 and
by removing -alwaysshared and even deleted the ${ARGS} and replaced it
with -alwaysshared and the same error occurs...
Is anyone doing this? Does anyone see the cause of the problem?
AND
If I log in locally and then log out...then any application that I used
locally will give me an error if I try to use it via VNC -
(KDE) - KLauncher could not be reached via DCOP
and vice versa - if I use an application from remote VNC Connection and
close the connection, I get the same error when I log on locally and try
to launch the application.
Thanks,
Craig
--
Psyche-list mailing list
Psyche-list@redhat.com
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
