[libvirt-users] vnc client for libvirt from os x?

[pixelfairy]

yey! found one! double yey, its in brew!

brew cask install tigervnc-viewer

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:59 PM, pixelfairy <pixelfairy at gmail.com> wrote:
> os x comes with openssh, and some other nixy goodness. the rest you
> can get at brew.sh.
>
> when i ssh -Y into the host, ill just virt-manager or virt-viewer, but
> the x server on os x comes with some baggage and silly annoyances like
> "helpfully" trapping the mouse with a release combo thats hard to deal
> with from os x. running a vnc client over os x would still come with
> baggage and redundantly layering protocols. my virt host is already
> painfully slow from all the virtual machines its running.
>
> so, instead i tried ssh port forwarding (ssh -L) based on the output
> of "virsh vncdisplay". as i mentioned earlier realvnc just crashes,
> and the build in "screen sharing" client only works with a password. i
> did try setting a dummy password on an instance and it worked, but
> thats just annoying.
>
> so, before trying out all the clients, i wanted to see if anyone else
> tried one. i intend to make a script that displays an easy to click
> list for my co workers, so something simple would be nice.
>
> another way would be setting up a web server listening on localhost
> (so no outside connections) so youd have to ssh -L (or D) to use it,
> and just run novnc on that. but that would be more work. all the web
> panels ive seen are overkill.
>
> if all else fails, ill just do as you suggest and run the vnc client remotely.
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 11:34 PM, Dominique Ramaekers
> <dominique.ramaekers at cometal.be> wrote:
>> By default, libvirt doesn't allow remote access for the client vnc connections.
>>
>> I use X-forwarding trough ssh like this:
>> - Install openssh on the host
>> - Install a vnc-client on the host
>> - Connect from your mac to the host trough ssh like this: ssh -X -C -l {login} {host-address}
>> - Start the vnc-client
>>
>> I'm not sure dough if X-forwaring is possible on a mac...
>>
>> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>> Van: pixelfairy [mailto:pixelfairy at gmail.com]
>> Verzonden: donderdag 5 februari 2015 5:13
>> Aan: libvirt-users
>> Onderwerp: [libvirt-users] vnc client for libvirt from os x?
>>
>> id like to access libvirt kvm consoles from my macbook. i tried realvnc, which just crashes immediately, and the built in "screen sharing" client, which insists on a password, which i havent set.
>>
>> does anyone here do this? which vnc client do you use?
>>
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