I should have added that if you need remote X access for many users; there are probably much better solutions. Each user who wants to use tightvnc or vnc must start a separate instance of the server.
Andrew --- Andrew Gould <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I like tightvnc (or vnc). Each user can have > his/her > own uniquely configured session; and this can be > different from the desktop that would appear if the > user was logging in locally. For example, on a > server > at work, I can log into a KDE desktop; but when I > use > tightvnc to login remotely, I use something lighter > (xfce). > > Since I don't want the vncserver using resources all > the time; I use ssh to login and turn vncserver on > manually before I login graphically. I use the same > ssh session to turn it off when I'm done. > > Tightvnc and vnc are available for many operating > systems; and work across different platforms. > There's > even a vnc client for Windows CE to extend the > usefulness of a PDA by leaps and bounds. > > Andrew > > > --- Joel Hammer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I would like to run X client sessions from windows > > clients to a linux > > server. > > > > I hope I have this terminology right. The > > distinction between client and > > server in this situation always befuddles me, but, > I > > think you know what > > I mean. The windows box logs onto the linux box > and > > runs linux programs > > on the linux box. > > > > There is more than one way I believe for doing > this. > > Does anyone have > > any experience doing this? > > > > Thanks, > > Joel > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Linux-users mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> > http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up > now. > http://mailplus.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
