[K12OSN] Question on VNC

[Les Mikesell]

On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 10:04, Matt wrote:
> > >How do you
> > >A) launch VNC on multiple :x interfaces only when someone connects, and
> > >B) have it disconnect when they are done.?
> > 
> > I K12LTSP, this is all contained in the vnc-ltsp-config package.
> > 
> > The RPM should install on any RPM-based system that uses xinetd.
> > 
> > This RPM adds a few entries to the end of /etc/services and the file
> > /etc/xinetd.d/vnc
> > 
> > You can manually copy these over to any system that uses xinetd, or
> > easily port it over to one that supports the older inetd.
> 
> Eric,
> Thanks for this info.. and I understand that... but how do I make it not ask for a password and simply display the X login screen?

That is exactly what should happen if you let xinetd start the
vnc session for each connection the way the k12ltsp rpm does.
Perhaps you have a standalone server already running and bound
to the same port so you are connecting to it instead. 

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  Les Mikesell
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