Enabling VNC

[Kevin J. Cummings]

Jeremy Conlin wrote:
> My xstartup looked nearly the same.  I uncommented the exec... line 
> earlier and just now uncommented the unset... line.  After rebooting 
> (and restarting vncserver) and closing the firewall it came up just the 
> way I expected it to.  Now, how can I configure the firewall to accept 
> vnc connections without turning it off?  And how can I get vncserver to 
> start on boot?

What has been discussed so far is how to create a VNC connection to a 
new virtual desktop (thus the :1 in the display name).

I think what you are looking for is how to control your console X11 
desktop from a remote machine.  This can be done with a small change to 
your X11 config.

In your Section "Module", include the following:

	# Load the REALVnc module
	Load	"vnc"

Then, later on in your Section "Screen", you will need a line like:

	Option	"passwordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"

This should allow to to  connect to your :0 X11 display and control it 
via VNC.

> I thought I heard once that I don't need a VNC client to do this as X11 
> will do it if it is configured correctly.  Is this a correct statement 
> or am I required to use a client?

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Kevin J. Cummings
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