VNC startup

[Romeyn Prescott]

At 9:32 AM -0800 12/10/04, Mark Yarbrough scribbled:
I am very unfamiliar with VNC on Linux, so please forgive my ignorance...
Is there a way to make VNC launch on startup so that I get the login 
screen, and everything that is going on for a particular display? 
For example My Ubuntu machine is typically inaccessible, and there is 
nobody logged into it.  I need to control my box from login to logout 
remotely.  All I have seen is to get VNC working after a login 
session.  If anyone could point me in the right direction or help 
out... I would greatly appreciate it.


Mark,

I'll look into/play around with this, but if you're on the same LAN 
as the inaccessible box, try using Xnest.  Install it with 
apt-get/Synaptic along with sshd.  Then ssh -X into the box (from 
another *ix or OS X box) and execute 'gdmflexiserver -n'.

It's kind of logey over anything less than a 100Mb local network, but 
it works even over the 'net, if you don't mind waiting ahile for 
windows to draw.  If you're on the same LAN, it's as good as "being 
there."

...ROMeyn
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