Thanks for your reply, Ewan. From what I can tell, the "VNC Server" service
is started when Win2K boots up. As is indicated under the registry key
HKLM\CurrentControlSet\Services\winvnc, the following command is used to
start the service:
"C:\Program Files\ORL\VNC\WinVNC.exe" -service
When a user logs in, the command:
"C:\Program Files\ORL\VNC\WinVNC.exe" -servicehelper
is executed. This is listed under the registry key
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run, and is more or less
equivalent to having a shortcut in the Startup folder. (My Startup folder is
empty.)
It may be that both of these processes have to be running in order for the
vncviewer to be able to connect. Or perhaps there is a registry setting or
other parameter that can be changed to make this work. Thanks. Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ewan MacIntyre [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:20 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Win32 "VNC Authentication Failed" after server reboot
Is it not the case that, prior to logging in, only the service is running,
not the actual server?
In my setup, the server is started by my Startup folder, i.e., once I've
logged in.
Maybe there's a way of starting the server prior to a user being present.
Ewan
At 11:29 08/05/2001 -0400, you wrote:
>VNC 3.3.3r9 server is running as a service on a Windows 2000 SP1
>server. The VNC service is set to start automatically. I am able to
>successfully connect with vncviewer at first. When I reboot the server
>remotely using vncviewer, it successfully reboots, but further attempts
>to connect with vncviewer result in the error message "VNC
>Authentication Failed." After logging on locally at the server's
>console, vncviewer is again able to successfully connect. This creates
>a roadblock when there is a need to remotely reboot the server and then
>proceed with additional remote work on it. I would be grateful for any
>suggested configuration changes that would correct this. If this is a
>known limitation of VNC, I would appreciate knowing that as well.
>Unfortunately I can't find any related info in the FAQ or the list
>archives. Thanks for your help. Jeff Spain.
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