Redhat Enterprise 4 Remote Desktop (VNC) Server Port

[Smith, Albert]

True but the initial discussion shows how to assign an arbitrary port

Albert Smith
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT
Genex Services
440 E. Swedesford Rd.
Wayne, PA 19087
albert.smith at genexservices.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com 
> [mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ed Greshko
> Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:53 PM
> To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> Subject: Re: Redhat Enterprise 4 Remote Desktop (VNC) Server Port
> 
> 
> 
> Smith, Albert wrote:
> > Ah but you can...
> > 
> > You can do this in a config file I did it...
> > 
> > vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
> > 
> > Add the following line
> > 
> > httpport=port
> > 
> > Then modify /etc/init.d/vncserver
> > 
> > "su ${USER} -c \"cd ~${USER} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver 
> > :${display%%:*} -httpport ${httpport}\""
> 
> OK... a 2 step process....  but the cat is skinned in either way.
> 
> > However another way to change the httpport is to change the display 
> > number. Such as if vncserver is on screen 2 then you would 
> access it 
> > via the web at:
> 
> Yes, but that doesn't give you an arbitrary port.  It gives you 
> default+display.  I'm guessing the OP was searching for arbitrary.
> 
> > 
> > http://vncserver:5802
> > 
> > If you are on display 6
> > 
> > http://vncserver:5806
> > 
> > These are the 580x are the standard port numbers. I don't know if 
> > there is a max on the amount of VNC Servers I would assume 
> it is 9 as 
> > on Display 0 is your local X Windows Server
> > 
> > Albert Smith
> > Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
> > HPCSA, RHCT
> > Genex Services
> > 440 E. Swedesford Rd.
> > Wayne, PA 19087
> > albert.smith at genexservices.com
> > (610) 964-5154
> >  
> > 
> > 
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com
> >>[mailto:redhat-list-bounces at redhat.com] On Behalf Of Ed Greshko
> >>Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 8:35 PM
> >>To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list
> >>Subject: Re: Redhat Enterprise 4 Remote Desktop (VNC) Server Port
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Don Lindbergh wrote:
> >>
> >>>Ed wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>man Xvnc
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Thanks.   The Xvnc man page references a file which doesn't 
> >>
> >>exist on my
> >>
> >>>system, inetd.conf.  xinetd.conf exists but it doesn't contain 
> >>>anything pointing to Xvnc nor does my etc/xinetd.d directory.
> >>>
> >>>So, exactly how is the vnc server started after using the
> >>
> >>interface to
> >>
> >>>change remote desktop preferences, 'sharing, allow other
> >>
> >>users to view
> >>
> >>>your desktop, allow other users to control your desktop' 
> >>
> >>etc.?   IE, if 
> >>
> >>>there's some file somewhere containing a line which is
> >>
> >>running 'Xvnc' 
> >>
> >>>with some parameters, what file is that?
> >>>
> >>>I checked the Redhat documentation and didn't find anything
> >>
> >>about this.
> >>
> >>Well...one way to do this is to edit the /etc/init.d/vncserver file.
> >>
> >>In the "start" subroutine exit the line:
> >>
> >>"su ${USER} -c \"cd ~${USER} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver 
> >>:${display%%:*}\""
> >>
> >>to be:
> >>
> >>"su ${USER} -c \"cd ~${USER} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver 
> >>-httpport 6900 :${display%%:*}\""
> >>
> >>Seems as if there should be a way to specify this in a config 
> >>file...and yes I assumed the Xvnc man page would have had it.  :-)
> >>
> >>Ed
> >>
> >>--
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