Date: Sun, 26 Jun 2005 22:30:10 +1000 From: duckeo <duckeo@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Xvnc + inetd Message-ID: <894159540506260530596e4be9@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <89415954050626052730dc30d4@mail.gmail.com> References: <89415954050626001752c3c470@mail.gmail.com> <42BE9CDB.5040502@u.washington.edu> <89415954050626052730dc30d4@mail.gmail.com>
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Sorry wrong target. Forwarding to the list. On 6/26/05, duckeo <duckeo@gmail.com> wrote: > Because isn't VNC far more efficient? I've read X is only really > useful locally, also because VNC is more common a client on Windows > machines (as in already installed). >=20 > On 6/26/05, Garrett Cooper <youshi10@u.washington.edu> wrote: > > Ken Quach wrote: > > > > >I'm trying to turn FreeBSD5.4 into a 'terminal server' of sorts, > > >allowing users to VNC in to access various network related utilities. > > > > > >What I'm seeing is a gray screen when connecting into vnc, which I > > >know is indicative of not having a window manager set up. > > > > > >My question is when running xvnc through inetd, I can specify which > > >user to run it as. > > > > > >I've tried using root and nobody, as well as a 'vnc' user which I > > >created. In all cases it seems not to read the ~/.vnc/xstartup file as > > >I expect it would (e.g. /root/.xvnc/xstartup). > > > > > >I've followed various guides to ensure settings are correct but now I'= m stumped. > > > > > >Various config files are below. Any ideas as to what else I need to ch= ange? > > > > > > > > > > > Uhm, why not just use kdm? It appears that all you need is a X[dm] logi= n > > based server and you don't need Xvnc at all. Refer to ssh's information > > on X port forwarding and info on how to setup kdm properly. > > -Garrett > > >
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