Sorry wrong target. Forwarding to the list.
On 6/26/05, duckeo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Because isn't VNC far more efficient? I've read X is only really > useful locally, also because VNC is more common a client on Windows > machines (as in already installed). > > On 6/26/05, Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ken Quach wrote: > > > > >I'm trying to turn FreeBSD5.4 into a 'terminal server' of sorts, > > >allowing users to VNC in to access various network related utilities. > > > > > >What I'm seeing is a gray screen when connecting into vnc, which I > > >know is indicative of not having a window manager set up. > > > > > >My question is when running xvnc through inetd, I can specify which > > >user to run it as. > > > > > >I've tried using root and nobody, as well as a 'vnc' user which I > > >created. In all cases it seems not to read the ~/.vnc/xstartup file as > > >I expect it would (e.g. /root/.xvnc/xstartup). > > > > > >I've followed various guides to ensure settings are correct but now I'm > > >stumped. > > > > > >Various config files are below. Any ideas as to what else I need to change? > > > > > > > > > > > Uhm, why not just use kdm? It appears that all you need is a X[dm] login > > based server and you don't need Xvnc at all. Refer to ssh's information > > on X port forwarding and info on how to setup kdm properly. > > -Garrett > > > _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
