Re: Linux startup scripts for vncserver

2001-02-21 Thread Lee Allen
> Is there a reason why you would want to launch the vncserver from within > the user environment ? > The reason why I ask this is that you could start the vncserver by the inetd > process, > which would allow any user to connect through VNC to your host. > The server that whould be started could

Re: Linux startup scripts for vncserver

2001-02-21 Thread Lee Allen
11 AM Subject: Re: Linux startup scripts for vncserver > We have fixed display numbers per user, which is more predictable. I agree. The other problem with my notion of using UID as display number is that it would result in some ludicrous port numbers, some of which would likely overlap other

Re: Linux startup scripts for vncserver

2001-02-21 Thread Tim Waugh
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 10:27:10AM -0800, Lee Allen wrote: > For RedHat, that would be /etc/rc.d/init.d/functions Not any more (there's a symlink /etc/init.d -> /etc/rc.d/init.d). > > prog=$"VNC server" > > echo -n $"Starting $prog: " > > Question: What are the dollar signs for? Translatio

RE: Linux startup scripts for vncserver

2001-02-21 Thread Stefan Ledent
Is there a reason why you would want to launch the vncserver from within the user environment ? The reason why I ask this is that you could start the vncserver by the inetd process, which would allow any user to connect through VNC to your host. The server that whould be started could connect to

Re: Linux startup scripts for vncserver

2001-02-21 Thread Tim Waugh
On Wed, Feb 21, 2001 at 08:54:25AM -0800, Lee Allen wrote: > I am planning to write some scripts to support vnc on Linux, and it > seems I might be re-inventing the wheel. That is, has someone else > already done this? Yes, someone has already done this. See the latest vnc-server package on Re