> -----Original Message----- > From: Louis Ingalls [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > I really didn't join this mailing list to be insulted but to gain > knowledge on how to use vnc. As mentioned in my email, I am a > Oracle DBA > not a Unix admin with knowledge of X servers. I only > suggested that the > documention which is described as an X server to include info on > .Xauthority. If as you suggest, I could expect this be in > documentation > concerning X authentication in general, would it not be reasonable to > assume that the VNC documentation have either some information or > reference???
Sorry if you feel insulted, the list does not mean to. The Xvnc documentation points to X11 in general. This includes the authentication. For trusted systems and to just get the damn thing working, use one of the next things: - On the running Xvnc display, issue `xhost +` from the commandline - start Xvnc (or vncserver) with the "-ac" option: `Xvnc -ac` The above both disable all X11 security: every user on the same network can point his/her applications to that display, including framegrabbers to rip the display. If that's a security issue on your site, give Xvnc the same security as all other X displays, it just works the same. > Tim Waugh wrote: > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 11:42:30AM -0400, Louis Ingalls wrote: > > > My question is, nowhere have I found either in Oracle doc > or VNC doc > > > an explanation of the need to do this or why. Not being an > > > experienced Unix admin or having one available that knows about X, > > > we are unaware of the ramifications of "xauth" and the .Xauthority > > > file. Have others experienced this situation or if any vnc > > > developers read this email, is it possible to explain the > > > association of the .Xauthority file and vnc??? > > > > It is exactly the same as with any X server. I would > suggest hunting > > documentation about X authentication in general, rather than looking > > for any VNC-specific hints. > > > > If you trust all the users on the machine you are running, you might > > find that 'xhost +localhost' is a good solution. > > > > Tim. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
