VNC Help

[Richard M]

I'm running two boxes, one with Windows XP Pro and one with Mandrake Linux 10.
I want to remotely connect to the Linux desktop which I can happily do with TightVNC and it works fine, if a little slowly.
My question is, how would I get it to run the VNC server on startup?
Does anyone know how?

I need to be able to turn the Linux box on without any monitor or keyboard and just control it from my XP machine because it's mainly a web server.
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BTW - If anyone knows of a better way to remotely log into the Linux desktop then please let me know, I did try cygwin but I couldn't get it to work.
I'm only asking because of the following screenshot, check out the CPU load on X Server! :Yikes:

[greencreeper]

Run level script maybe? Start the VNC server on boot, stop on shutdown.

[Richard M]

I thought of that, the problem is that the server needs you to set a password when you allow access.
Any idea of what I need to do, step by step, Mr Unix guru? ;)

[greencreeper]

You mean you have to set an access password for when people connect? Is there no way to specify the password on the command line or in a file? Are you starting it as root?

Unix guru? Moi? :blush:

[Richard M]

You mean you have to set an access password for when people connect? Is there no way to specify the password on the command line or in a file?

Not AFAIK, I'll ask some of the Linux guys in work and see what they say. :)

Unix guru? Moi? :blush:

Hmm...for some unknown reason I always assumed you were a Unix god. Nevermind then. :D

[Nemesis]

Is this any good ?

http://www.tightvnc.com/vncpasswd.1.html

[Richard M]

Thanks Nem, this page helped a lot:
http://www.tightvnc.com/vncserver.1.html :)

[greencreeper]

Looks like the password thingy for Apache. I knew there'd be something - always is with open source :tu: