Per the instructions from the Fedoraforum. Took a bit, but I am mounting USB drive. Polkit is prompting me for my password and that lets me mount the drive. Probably because I am in group wheel.

So call is off for alternative to vnc and to remember how to do it with SysV. I am staying with Systemd, but

What a MESS!

On 9/26/18 5:46 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:

On 9/26/18 4:37 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:

On 9/26/18 10:25 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:

It seems Tiger-vncserver is broken WRT polkit for any spin other than gnome. 
Definitely not Xfce that I use.  The work around is nasty:  Connect via SSH and run
vncserver from the command line. But probably can do it better via SCREEN and just
forget about that screen session...

So it is time to look at the alternatives.  I know they are out there and have been
talked about on this list, but my search foo is weak (as always).  So can I have a
bit of help in figuring out what to replace my decades-old connection to VNC?

As discussed on the test list, the actual problem with tiger vncserver and polkit
arises when it is started via the supplied vncserver@.service systemd file.
If started manually that problem doesn't exist. 

Just like in all things Linux, there are multiple ways to accomplish having the
server manually started.

1.  Manually ssh into the remote system and start the server before starting your client.

2.  Use a vnc-client such as remmina which has a "pre" and "post" command that will
automate #1 above.

3.  Use the rc.local method you mentioned in another post to start the server at boot
time.

Yes. I am getting mixed personal feelings about stepping back to SysV approach. I realize I still have a ClearOS6 system running that uses SysV for me to look at, but still. Got to move forward. I really tried to embrace Systemd when it came out.

4.  Use a custom vncserver.service file such as the one I pointed you to on the test
list.  The advantage of this over #3 is that it stays in the systemd
framework and can easily "enabled", "disabled", "stopped", and "started".  It is
really no more "ugly a hack" as the rc.local route.

For others here the one Ed and I are talking about is:

https://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?316905-PolicyKit-failed-over-headless-VNC&p=1809280#post1809280

I have to study this more to get the 'feel' of it and what exactly the setup steps are.

The "problem" with seeking alternatives is that you'd have to "lean new tricks" and
may run into new things you'll have to get used to or workaround.
While that can be "fun" it seems to me (just an opinion) invoking an alternate method
of starting the server provides you with less changes to deal with.

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