VNC startup

[Mark Yarbrough]

Thank you all very much for the various responses.  I am very comfortable on
the command line.  My problem is that I am running Ubuntu headless.  I want
to log into the to machine using VNC not the GDM.  I have a few reasons for
this.  First of all I would like to show others from my M$ machines that
there are other worlds out there and it is not only Apple.  So I will setup
my routers to forward some port to my Ubuntu box @ home.  However I don't
want to have the conversation of "yes there is security in Linux".  That
just makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up.  So what I am after is
from TightVNC on my M$ box @ the office, open xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx::XXXXX and get
the login screen of my Ubuntu box @ my house.  Now I don't need help with
routing or how to use a console.  I need help with the setup of VNC.  The
Remote Desktop feature in Ubuntu requires that a user is already logged in.
If no one is logged in then there is no desktop to control.  Help?
 
Thanx again
Mark

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From: ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-users-bounces at lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of Mark Yarbrough
Sent: Friday, December 10, 2004 9:32 AM
To: ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com
Subject: VNC startup


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
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