Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-26 Thread Neil Aggarwal
> Our's is not to reason why... I love that quote! I guess you truncated it to be nice. Thanks for your help! Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972)834-1565, http://UnmeteredVPS.net/centos Virtual private server with CentOS 6 preinstalled Unmetered bandwidth = no overage charges _

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-26 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 02/26/2013 01:36 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Robert: > >> And your /etc/sysconfig/vncserver has something like; >> VNCSERVERS="1:foo 2:root" >> and you are attempting to connect to 5902 for the root user (compared to >> 5901 for user foo)? > Yes. > > This is strange. I just ran vncpasswd as roo

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-26 Thread Neil Aggarwal
Robert: > And your /etc/sysconfig/vncserver has something like; > VNCSERVERS="1:foo 2:root" > and you are attempting to connect to 5902 for the root user (compared to > 5901 for user foo)? Yes. This is strange. I just ran vncpasswd as root again and I can connect now. Weird, but I guess the p

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-26 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 02/26/2013 01:19 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: >>> Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root? >> From root did you run vncpasswd to create the needed /root.vnc/ files? > Yes, I did. I see a /root/.vnc directory with a log, pid, passwd, and > xstartup > files. > > Any suggestions? And your /

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-26 Thread Neil Aggarwal
> > Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root? > From root did you run vncpasswd to create the needed /root.vnc/ files? Yes, I did. I see a /root/.vnc directory with a log, pid, passwd, and xstartup files. Any suggestions? Thanks, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972)834-1565, http://UnmeteredV

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 02/25/2013 07:55 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hey everyone: > > I got it working. I set it up under a user account. > I was trying to set it up with the root account. > It is working with the user account. > > Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root? From root did you run vncpasswd to c

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread zGreenfelder
>> Well, once you VNC to the system, you can simply change to the root use if >> you have the credentials to do so. > > I was hoping to connect to the remote session directly as root as opposed to > doing su. > I've used root vnc sessions in the past; sometimes if you have to use something graphic

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 02/25/2013 07:55 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hey everyone: > > I got it working. I set it up under a user account. > I was trying to set it up with the root account. > It is working with the user account. > > Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root? I would answer you offlist on this o

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Neil Aggarwal
> Well, once you VNC to the system, you can simply change to the root use if > you have the credentials to do so. I was hoping to connect to the remote session directly as root as opposed to doing su. Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972)834-1565, http://UnmeteredVPS.net/centos Virtual private server w

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Ross Cavanagh
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hey everyone: > > I got it working. I set it up under a user account. > I was trying to set it up with the root account. > It is working with the user account. > > Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root? > > Thanks, > Neil > > Wel

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Neil Aggarwal
Hey everyone: I got it working. I set it up under a user account. I was trying to set it up with the root account. It is working with the user account. Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root? Thanks, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972) 834-1565 We lend money to investors to buy or refinanc

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Joseph Spenner
On 02/25/2013 11:33 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hello everyone: > > I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC > server: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server > > I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself: > # telnet 127.0.0.1 5901 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > Connected

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread zGreenfelder
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hello everyone: > > I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC > server: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server > > I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself: > # telnet 127.0.0.1 5901 > Trying 127.0.0.1... >

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Joseph Spenner
On 02/25/2013 01:15 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: >>> Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to >>> allow outside >>> connections? >> And what about iptables? > I have iptables and selinux turned off currently. > It still will not connect. > > Any other ideas? Check to m

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Eero Volotinen
> Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to > allow outside > connections? Hi, what is output of following commands on root access: getenforce netstat -tupln iptables -L -v -- Eero ___ CentOS mailing list CentOS@centos.o

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 02/25/2013 01:15 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: >>> Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to >>> allow outside >>> connections? >> And what about iptables? > I have iptables and selinux turned off currently. > It still will not connect. > > Any other ideas? All I ever

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Neil Aggarwal
>> Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to >> allow outside >> connections? > And what about iptables? I have iptables and selinux turned off currently. It still will not connect. Any other ideas? Thanks, Neil -- Neil Aggarwal, (972)834-1565, http://UnmeteredVP

Re: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests

2013-02-25 Thread Robert Moskowitz
On 02/25/2013 11:33 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote: > Hello everyone: > > I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC > server: > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server > > I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself: > # telnet 127.0.0.1 5901 > Trying 127.0.0.1... > Connected