On Wednesday 25 August 2004 07:27 am, Bryan Phinney wrote: > On Tuesday 24 August 2004 09:18 pm, lmcilwain wrote: > > 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 > > The #!/bin/sh or #!/bin/bash (either one works) goes in front of both > commands and each is a separate script. The first starts, the second > stops. These are not elegant, they don't remove lock files or even create > lock files for that matter so running stuff like multiple vncsessions will > not work without some tailoring. > > > and both of these are just executable scripts that I place in the > > /etc/init.d directory? > > No, the first script that I copied up to the newbie list is the one that > goes into the /etc/init.d directory. The two entries above can sit > wherever you like them to sit and then you need to create pointers to them > from the /etc/init.d directory and add in stuff like which run levels you > want to start vncserver from. > > The easiest way to create startup scripts from scratch is to use Webmin, go > to System, Booting and Startup section and create a new process. It will > have windows for two commands, one to start and the second to stop. Use > the commands above and they should work. it will also create the chkconfig > settings and insure that the script will run at startup or not. > > Just to make this as easy as I know how, I am going to attach two files to > this message. The first file is vncserver, simply cp that into > your /etc/init.d directory.
> Next is vncservers, cp that to > your /etc/sysconfig/vncservers directory. Correction. cp vncservers to your /etc/sysconfig directory. Like: cp vncservers /etc/sysconfig/vncservers > Please open them, read them, > look through them before copying them to your directory. Assure yourself > that I am not doing anything nefarious in these scripts (they come almost > directly from the Mandrake RPM with the only change being the addition of > startup options for vnc). But look at them first, then copy them into the > directories. > > Next, edit the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file and change username to your > user name. Save and exit the file. > > Next, drop to CLI and su to root and issue these two commands: > chkconfig vncserver on > service vncserver start > > Exit from root login and you should go back to your user prompt. From > there type: > > vncviewer :1 > > And you should get your desktop up in a window. Shouldn't take more than 2 > minutes tops and that is if you are a hunt and peck one finger typist. -- Bryan Phinney
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