VNC Help

Richard M · 21-01-2005, 00:48

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!

greencreeper · 21-01-2005, 00:50

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

Richard M · 21-01-2005, 00:54

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 · 21-01-2005, 01:14

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?

Richard M · 21-01-2005, 01:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by 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?

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by greencreeper

Unix guru? Moi?

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

Nemesis · 21-01-2005, 08:42

Is this any good ?

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

Richard M · 21-01-2005, 09:17

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

greencreeper · 21-01-2005, 17:34

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