CentOS 7 VNC users dont share desktop session
I installed VNC server on a CentOS machine. I set up a user, and then enabled the VNC server for them on startup following these steps: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-remote-access-for-the-gnome-desktop-on-centos-7. I can successfully log into the machine over VNC, but it appears that the VNC users are not sharing the same session... as if I log into the physical machine and start up a process, when the VNC connection is made, nothing is active on the desktop at all. What did I do wrong? I need VNC to allow users to log in and remotely debug software which may or may not have been started by someone logged into the physical machine
centos vnc desktop-environment
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I installed VNC server on a CentOS machine. I set up a user, and then enabled the VNC server for them on startup following these steps: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-remote-access-for-the-gnome-desktop-on-centos-7. I can successfully log into the machine over VNC, but it appears that the VNC users are not sharing the same session... as if I log into the physical machine and start up a process, when the VNC connection is made, nothing is active on the desktop at all. What did I do wrong? I need VNC to allow users to log in and remotely debug software which may or may not have been started by someone logged into the physical machine
centos vnc desktop-environment
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
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I installed VNC server on a CentOS machine. I set up a user, and then enabled the VNC server for them on startup following these steps: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-remote-access-for-the-gnome-desktop-on-centos-7. I can successfully log into the machine over VNC, but it appears that the VNC users are not sharing the same session... as if I log into the physical machine and start up a process, when the VNC connection is made, nothing is active on the desktop at all. What did I do wrong? I need VNC to allow users to log in and remotely debug software which may or may not have been started by someone logged into the physical machine
centos vnc desktop-environment
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
I installed VNC server on a CentOS machine. I set up a user, and then enabled the VNC server for them on startup following these steps: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-vnc-remote-access-for-the-gnome-desktop-on-centos-7. I can successfully log into the machine over VNC, but it appears that the VNC users are not sharing the same session... as if I log into the physical machine and start up a process, when the VNC connection is made, nothing is active on the desktop at all. What did I do wrong? I need VNC to allow users to log in and remotely debug software which may or may not have been started by someone logged into the physical machine
centos vnc desktop-environment
centos vnc desktop-environment
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
edited Mar 12 '15 at 13:54
Ulrich Schwarz
9,91312947
9,91312947
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
asked Mar 12 '15 at 13:49
Mark WMark W
138116
138116
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I'm not the expert, but I have a friend who uses ssh to easily access my machines, one I give him a login. It's one of many way, but it has worked for me. I don't think it's as secure as VPN, but it has worked out, with no incident so far. He does have a better vantage point to catch unsavory activities. It's not my field, but like I said, it seems to work well.
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
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I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
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You could use x11vnc for this.
As Root (sudo -i):
yum install x11vnc
x11vnc -storepasswd /etc/x11vnc.pass
printf '[Unit]nDescription="x11vnc"nRequires=display-manager.servicenAfter=multi-user.targetnn' > /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Service]nExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -auth guess -display :0 -forever -shared -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -usepw nExecStop=/usr/bin/killall x11vncnRestart=alwaysnRestartSec=150msnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Install]nWantedBy=multi-user.targetnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable x11vnc.service
systemctl start x11vnc.service
That will share the primary display with anyone who connects and knows the x11 password you set.
less /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
Look at the ExecStart line to see what arguments it is using, those are documented here: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
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I'm not the expert, but I have a friend who uses ssh to easily access my machines, one I give him a login. It's one of many way, but it has worked for me. I don't think it's as secure as VPN, but it has worked out, with no incident so far. He does have a better vantage point to catch unsavory activities. It's not my field, but like I said, it seems to work well.
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
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I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
add a comment |
I'm not the expert, but I have a friend who uses ssh to easily access my machines, one I give him a login. It's one of many way, but it has worked for me. I don't think it's as secure as VPN, but it has worked out, with no incident so far. He does have a better vantage point to catch unsavory activities. It's not my field, but like I said, it seems to work well.
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
1
I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
add a comment |
I'm not the expert, but I have a friend who uses ssh to easily access my machines, one I give him a login. It's one of many way, but it has worked for me. I don't think it's as secure as VPN, but it has worked out, with no incident so far. He does have a better vantage point to catch unsavory activities. It's not my field, but like I said, it seems to work well.
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
1
I'm not the expert, but I have a friend who uses ssh to easily access my machines, one I give him a login. It's one of many way, but it has worked for me. I don't think it's as secure as VPN, but it has worked out, with no incident so far. He does have a better vantage point to catch unsavory activities. It's not my field, but like I said, it seems to work well.
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
1
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
1
answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
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answered Mar 12 '15 at 14:48
user106360user106360
1
1
I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
add a comment |
I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
I appreciate the response... I ended up uninstalling tigervnc entirely from the machine, and used the built in vino server... the only issue is that I had to disable encryption on the server to support connections from an ultra vnc viewer, due to type 18 not being supported.
– Mark W
Mar 12 '15 at 14:50
add a comment |
You could use x11vnc for this.
As Root (sudo -i):
yum install x11vnc
x11vnc -storepasswd /etc/x11vnc.pass
printf '[Unit]nDescription="x11vnc"nRequires=display-manager.servicenAfter=multi-user.targetnn' > /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Service]nExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -auth guess -display :0 -forever -shared -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -usepw nExecStop=/usr/bin/killall x11vncnRestart=alwaysnRestartSec=150msnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Install]nWantedBy=multi-user.targetnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable x11vnc.service
systemctl start x11vnc.service
That will share the primary display with anyone who connects and knows the x11 password you set.
less /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
Look at the ExecStart line to see what arguments it is using, those are documented here: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
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You could use x11vnc for this.
As Root (sudo -i):
yum install x11vnc
x11vnc -storepasswd /etc/x11vnc.pass
printf '[Unit]nDescription="x11vnc"nRequires=display-manager.servicenAfter=multi-user.targetnn' > /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Service]nExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -auth guess -display :0 -forever -shared -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -usepw nExecStop=/usr/bin/killall x11vncnRestart=alwaysnRestartSec=150msnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Install]nWantedBy=multi-user.targetnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable x11vnc.service
systemctl start x11vnc.service
That will share the primary display with anyone who connects and knows the x11 password you set.
less /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
Look at the ExecStart line to see what arguments it is using, those are documented here: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
1061
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You could use x11vnc for this.
As Root (sudo -i):
yum install x11vnc
x11vnc -storepasswd /etc/x11vnc.pass
printf '[Unit]nDescription="x11vnc"nRequires=display-manager.servicenAfter=multi-user.targetnn' > /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Service]nExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -auth guess -display :0 -forever -shared -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -usepw nExecStop=/usr/bin/killall x11vncnRestart=alwaysnRestartSec=150msnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Install]nWantedBy=multi-user.targetnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable x11vnc.service
systemctl start x11vnc.service
That will share the primary display with anyone who connects and knows the x11 password you set.
less /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
Look at the ExecStart line to see what arguments it is using, those are documented here: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
1061
You could use x11vnc for this.
As Root (sudo -i):
yum install x11vnc
x11vnc -storepasswd /etc/x11vnc.pass
printf '[Unit]nDescription="x11vnc"nRequires=display-manager.servicenAfter=multi-user.targetnn' > /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Service]nExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -auth guess -display :0 -forever -shared -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -usepw nExecStop=/usr/bin/killall x11vncnRestart=alwaysnRestartSec=150msnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
printf '[Install]nWantedBy=multi-user.targetnn' >> /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
systemctl daemon-reload
systemctl enable x11vnc.service
systemctl start x11vnc.service
That will share the primary display with anyone who connects and knows the x11 password you set.
less /etc/systemd/system/x11vnc.service
Look at the ExecStart line to see what arguments it is using, those are documented here: http://www.karlrunge.com/x11vnc/x11vnc_opts.html
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
1061
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
1061
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
1061
answered Mar 22 '18 at 14:52
Iain HendersonIain Henderson
1061
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