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List:       ubuntu-users
Subject:    Startup Scripts
From:       matt () v8zman ! com (Matt Patterson)
Date:       2005-09-07 12:10:44
Message-ID: 431ED8C4.70806 () v8zman ! com
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Using the gnome vnc server is a bit slow if you ask me. You should 
install the vncserver package, then just ssh in and run vncserver. That 
will fire up an instance on demand and you are good to go.

Matt



Ryan Jacobs wrote:

> Hi Craig,
>
> Your response here prompts a quick question from me....
>
> I have done a similar thing with our headless Ubuntu office server, 
> and occasionally use VNC to do some admin with the interface. I still 
> just use the default runlevel 2 always though.... and have not 
> customized/disabled anything.
>
> What I want to ask is, how do you get VNC going with your setup? 
> Obviously you would switch to runlevel 2 (you could do this remotely 
> via ssh), but are you able to then make a remote VNC connection 
> without physically logging in at the PC itself? In my setup I enabled 
> VNC in the Gnome interface, but the only way I can activate it is to 
> blindly, physically login at the server (gotta plug-in a keyboard, and 
> hope my keystrokes are right...) because the VNC server only comes 
> alive after interface login (not at the graphical welcome screen).
>
> Just wondering if you have to do the same thing... or have a more 
> efficient way given your customizations.
>
> Cheers,
> Ryan
>
> Craig Hagerman wrote:
>
>> On 9/6/05, Peter Garrett <peter.garrett at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>>
>>> The command is "runlevel", funnily enough :)
>>> Mind you, since Ubuntu follows Debian practice, you are likely to 
>>> see "2" , unless you have done an "init 1" or something.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>> -- 
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks Peter. I just set up a server with Ubuntu (long time Debian 
>> user, first time
>> with Ubuntu though!) and I already set it to start with run level 3.
>> Just wanted to make sure it is doing that. It is a headless server so
>> I set run level three to start without gdm, X etc. I will leave 2 as
>> it is so that I can switch to that when / if I want to log in via VNC.
>>
>> Craig
>> (PS - did you know Peter and Craig both mean "rock"? Peter is my
>> middle name! Guess that explains my hard-headedness!)
>>
>




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