Re: [nlug] Issue Yast Running on VNC

2013-08-08 Thread Paul Boniol
openSUSE 12.3, 64 bit, KDE (via startkde& in .vnc/xstartup) Ah, here's something, openSUSE is running TigerVNC Server 1.2.80; I've run TightVNC server in the past. vncserver -geometry 1585x790 -depth 16 -from 127.0.0.1 -localhost Ports forwarded through OpenSSH on Windows side. (through Reflection

follow up; was Re: [nlug] Happy talk howtos

2013-08-08 Thread Howard White
On 08/08/2013 02:17 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: In my experience, VMware Converter doesn't work on Linux physical machines. What I have used in the past is a VMware "Cold Clone" boot disk that I could boot the physical server from and do a migration offline. VMware doesn't distribute that tool

Re: [nlug] Happy talk howtos

2013-08-08 Thread Howard White
On 08/08/2013 02:18 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: Oops. Message sent when I tried to past the link http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9942 Chris Many thanks for the responses, Chris. I do appreciate the help. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Goo

Re: [nlug] Happy talk howtos

2013-08-08 Thread Chris McQuistion
Oops. Message sent when I tried to past the link http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/9942 Chris On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 2:17 PM, Chris McQuistion wrote: > In my experience, VMware Converter doesn't work on Linux physical machines. > > What I have used in the past is a VMware "Cold Clone" b

Re: [nlug] Happy talk howtos

2013-08-08 Thread Chris McQuistion
In my experience, VMware Converter doesn't work on Linux physical machines. What I have used in the past is a VMware "Cold Clone" boot disk that I could boot the physical server from and do a migration offline. VMware doesn't distribute that tool any more, but if you'll email me off-list, I might

[nlug] Happy talk howtos

2013-08-08 Thread Howard White
Don't cha just love those howto web sites that give you the "everything always works first time" instructions. grr. So I am trying out VMware vCenter Converter to move a 32bit version of CentOS 6.4 from a physical server to a virtual instance. The virtual host is brand new with no other

Re: [nlug] Meeting August 13

2013-08-08 Thread Howard White
On 08/08/2013 12:56 PM, Sabuj Pattanayek wrote: Any details on what this presentation will be about? Meeting topic is sudo, ssh and ssl based security tools. Howard -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "NLUG" group. To post to this group, send emai

Re: [nlug] Meeting August 13

2013-08-08 Thread Sabuj Pattanayek
nm, webpage On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Sabuj Pattanayek wrote: > Any details on what this presentation will be about? > > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Howard White wrote: >> Attention NLUG members and lurkers! >> >> Our meeting, August 13 6PM, is a special vendor presentation by the So

Re: [nlug] Meeting August 13

2013-08-08 Thread Sabuj Pattanayek
Any details on what this presentation will be about? On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 12:33 PM, Howard White wrote: > Attention NLUG members and lurkers! > > Our meeting, August 13 6PM, is a special vendor presentation by the Software > Support folks at Dell. I remind you of this excitement to call to you

[nlug] Meeting August 13

2013-08-08 Thread Howard White
Attention NLUG members and lurkers! Our meeting, August 13 6PM, is a special vendor presentation by the Software Support folks at Dell. I remind you of this excitement to call to your attention that Dell shall be ordering in Pizza from our favorite haunt Pizza Perfect. To get in on that bene

Re: [nlug] Issue Yast Running on VNC

2013-08-08 Thread Drew from Zhrodague
If it fails, you may need to install xauth on your openSUSE host. Also, I've been using ssh -XC to enable X and enable compression - helps with slow links. On 8/8/13 9:29 AM, Chuck Payne wrote: Paul, Fist what version of openSUSE are you are running? Second what you using to conn

Re: [nlug] Issue Yast Running on VNC

2013-08-08 Thread Chuck Payne
Paul, Fist what version of openSUSE are you are running? Second what you using to connect, you know you send vnc, but is it Tigh, Tiger, Ultra. Are you going from a Linux box to Linux box, or some other os? Why not use ssh and X forwarding. I alot last of pain to deal with than vnc. ssh -Y -C yo

[nlug] Issue Yast Running on VNC

2013-08-08 Thread Paul Boniol
I have been setting up a new openSUSE box. Everything so far has been working fine except when I tried to run Yast (SUSE graphical configuration program) under VNC. It just has the background color displayed. I can point to things in the window, the cursor changes (e.g. resize a pane cursor). I