I've been lurking on this list in the hopes that someone would answer my questions without me having to ask. They appear to me to be questions that everyone would eventually have.
OS: Redhat Linux 8.0 I have configured my VNC server to load as a user, not as root. That took me a little while, but I've now accomplished that. The VNC server is running perfectly and it accepts my connections. Why I would like to do is be able to configure: 1) The VNC resolution. I have played with the /etc/X11/XF86Config file but that does not do the trick. I've been to: http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp and the instructions they provide are first of all, for a really old version of RedHat (no xinetd instructions) and secondly, for starting as a service, and thirdly, I would prefer the user account to start the server and not root. Can you please give me ideas or instructions to do so? 2) I want root applications to appear in display:1 if I am in a VNC session as a user, authenticate as root, and then expect the program to load in my window. Take for example, managing users. From within Gnome as a user, you would click, Hat->System Settings->Users and Groups. It would then prompt you for root password, which I would provide. Once it accepts that, it would open the application dialog box in the current window. But in my case, that is, in VNC, it will open it in display:0 and I want it to open it in display:1. See my predicament? I've read that if the user opens a terminal and types: $ export DISPLAY=:1 that all further windows will appear in display:1. I do not see this happen at all. Can someone else provide me with information on how to accomplish this? These are the two things holding me back from really being able to reliably, remote administer my boxes. If I want to edit users, I have to walk over to the server where the screen resolution is 1280X1024 and I'm working in display:0 and when I authenticate, I know I'm gonna see the program appear. I imagine this is a regular question. If it's answered elsewhere please let me know where. Thank you. -Lox Thomson _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
