thanks for the reply. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > I have a LINUX VNC server with a bunch of clients. > > I'd like to auto-start the screen-saver when people disconnect. > > Don't! > 1: why? the vnc-password protects just as much as the screen-lock password users here have about a squillion passwords to remember. I'm standardising all the VNC passwords to the same thing, thus protecting their desktops using the normal X screensaver
> 2: what screen needs to be saved? the virtual X desktop (i.e. localhost:42) > 3: Most screensavers use processor power other users would like to use. I've hard-wired one that doesn't use and CPU ;-) > 4: > > I'd disable the screensaver (and screenlock) in vnc sessions. For normal > users, I'd even completly stop the server once the user stops. Use the setup > at http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp for this setup. almost does it. the current setup starts a VNC session for every user (based in $UID) so that users can return to an old session (i.e. if the windoze viewer dies, all they have to do is reconnect and pick up where they loft off) > > > > > Does anyone have a patch/suggestion/kludge for this? > Have you seen the Xvnc options? There is also some screenlock and > screensaver options in there: `Xvnc -help`. almost there.... I could force Xvnc to die after the user disconnects with -once (I have "xlock -mode blank" in xstartup). sort of nasty, 'cos sessions won't be persistent. Thomas > > > > > CBee > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
