VNC Server for 2.1

[bronto]

OK, I'm game:

>first, you have to have X11 running. If you use character, see if startx
>works.

Using telnet or SSH?  Tried that, didn't work.  "Fatal Server error: 
PAM authentication failed, cannot start X server.  Perhaps you do not 
have console ownership?"  Using a regular user account, doesn't seem 
to me that I should need to use root here.  I'm on windows; is this 
where I "need to install Cygwin and their X server"?

>The next step would be to bring the machine to init level 5 (X11 login). You
>can do that by typing as root:
>
>init 5
>
>do not do that, if startx isn't working, you have to get your config right,
>first, in this case!!!
>
>now, you should have the standard yellowdog X11 login. So far, so good.
>
>in /etc/X11 you find a program called prefdm
>
>Change the preferred login thing to
>  preferred=/usr/bin/gdm
>
>I did that, regardless of which interface (GNOME/KDE/ANOTHER) I want to use.
>It has something else there, which is Terrasofts's own version, which can not
>be configured.
>
>Now, you should re-boot (worked for me) and gdm should be running. You can
>click on 'System' -> 'Configure' -> (enter root password) -> 'Expert' where
>you can enable XDMCP.
>
>Now, save he changes and let it restart the X server. Once that's done, your
>machine can be remotely accessed via X11 ... if you're behind a firewall and
>you want to come in from the outside, you have to open port 177 in the
>firewall ... but then, I'm sure, you know all that :).
>
>Enjoy!
>
>
>On Tue October 8 2002 18:11, bronto wrote:
>>  Micheal and Chris:
>>
>>  Chris:
>>
>>  Running X11 remotely sounds like a dream come true for me.  I work
>>  very little with X itself and have no idea where to start.  Can you
>>  point me to a HOWTO?
>>
>>  Rob
>>
>
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