> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of lmcilwain > Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 9:19 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [newbie] start up script for mandrake > > > Now for for the exit is that a separate script? > > If I want to do a /etc/init.d /vncserver start is that just > > > #!/bin/bash > > /usr/bin/X11/vncserver -user -depth 16 -geometry 1280x1024 :1 & > > and for > > /etc/init.d/vncserver stop is that just > > > To exit, > > > > killall Xvnc > > and both of these are just executable scripts that I place in the > /etc/init.d directory? > > I just want to be clear so I do this right the first time. > > > On Aug 24, 2004, at 7:21 AM, Bryan Phinney wrote: > > > On Monday 23 August 2004 09:44 pm, lmcilwain wrote: > >> I can't seem to find any rpms so I am stuck with what I have which I > >> know are the latest version. I looked at the rpms that I have on my > >> cd > >> but I didn't see a vnc server on it. Which is why I believe that I > >> downloaded thee source before. > > > > Actually, it is called: > > tightvnc-1.2.9-2mdk.i586.rpm tightvnc-doc-1.2.9-2mdk.i586.rpm > > tightvnc-server-1.2.9-2mdk.i586.rpm > > > > If you are looking for vnc, you are not going to find it. You need to > > be > > looking for Tightvnc. > >> > >> I didn't see an rc.d file in my init.d directory in etc so I am > >> wondering is there another place that I can install the startup script > >> that you guys wrote? > > > > Sorry, that must have been a brain spasm on my part. The correct > > directory > > is /etc/rc.d/init.d you can also get there by cd'ing to /etc/init.d > > which is > > a symbolic link to /etc/rc.d/init.d > > > >> Is there a way to simply write a script that > >> points to the executable? > > > > I suppose, although it is not as elegant or functional as the script. > > > > #!/bin/bash > > /usr/bin/X11/vncserver -user -depth 16 -geometry 1280x1024 :1 & > > > > To exit, > > > > killall Xvnc > > -- > > Bryan Phinney > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com > > ____________________________________________________ > > >
If you wanted to "do it right" you would install tightvnc-server-1.2.9-2mdk.i586.rpm from the 3rd CD on ML Official 10.0. Run as root: urpmi tightvnc-server Bill
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