Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root?
From root did you run vncpasswd to create the needed /root.vnc/ files?
Yes, I did. I see a /root/.vnc directory with a log, pid, passwd, and
xstartup
files.
Any suggestions?
Thanks,
Neil
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On 02/26/2013 01:19 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root?
From root did you run vncpasswd to create the needed /root.vnc/ files?
Yes, I did. I see a /root/.vnc directory with a log, pid, passwd, and
xstartup
files.
Any suggestions?
And your
Robert:
And your /etc/sysconfig/vncserver has something like;
VNCSERVERS=1:foo 2:root
and you are attempting to connect to 5902 for the root user (compared to
5901 for user foo)?
Yes.
This is strange. I just ran vncpasswd as root again and I can connect
now. Weird, but I guess the
On 02/26/2013 01:36 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
Robert:
And your /etc/sysconfig/vncserver has something like;
VNCSERVERS=1:foo 2:root
and you are attempting to connect to 5902 for the root user (compared to
5901 for user foo)?
Yes.
This is strange. I just ran vncpasswd as root again and I
Our's is not to reason why...
I love that quote! I guess you truncated it to be nice.
Thanks for your help!
Neil
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Hello everyone:
I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC
server:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server
I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself:
# telnet 127.0.0.1 5901
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to 127.0.0.1.
Escape character is '^]'.
RFB 003.008
But, when
On 02/25/2013 11:33 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
Hello everyone:
I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC
server:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server
I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself:
# telnet 127.0.0.1 5901
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to
Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to
allow outside
connections?
And what about iptables?
I have iptables and selinux turned off currently.
It still will not connect.
Any other ideas?
Thanks,
Neil
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Neil Aggarwal, (972)834-1565,
On 02/25/2013 01:15 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to
allow outside
connections?
And what about iptables?
I have iptables and selinux turned off currently.
It still will not connect.
Any other ideas?
All I ever do is install
Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to
allow outside
connections?
Hi, what is output of following commands on root access:
getenforce
netstat -tupln
iptables -L -v
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On 02/25/2013 01:15 PM, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
Is there some default setting in the vncserver that I need to change to
allow outside
connections?
And what about iptables?
I have iptables and selinux turned off currently.
It still will not connect.
Any other ideas?
Check to make sure you
On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 11:33 AM, Neil Aggarwal n...@jammconsulting.com wrote:
Hello everyone:
I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC
server:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server
I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself:
# telnet 127.0.0.1 5901
Trying
On 02/25/2013 11:33 AM, Neil Aggarwal wrote:
Hello everyone:
I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC
server:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server
I can telnet to port 5901 from the machine itself:
# telnet 127.0.0.1 5901
Trying 127.0.0.1...
Connected to
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From: centos-boun...@centos.org [mailto:centos-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf
Of Neil Aggarwal
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 10:33 AM
To: centos@centos.org
Subject: [CentOS] VNC server
On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 9:55 AM, Neil Aggarwal n...@jammconsulting.comwrote:
Hey everyone:
I got it working. I set it up under a user account.
I was trying to set it up with the root account.
It is working with the user account.
Will the VNC server allow remote logins as root?
Thanks,
Well, once you VNC to the system, you can simply change to the root use if
you have the credentials to do so.
I was hoping to connect to the remote session directly as root as opposed to
doing su.
Neil
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-boun...@centos.org] On Behalf
Of Neil Aggarwal
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 10:33 AM
To: centos@centos.org
Subject: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests
Hello everyone:
I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC
server:
http://wiki.centos.org
Well, once you VNC to the system, you can simply change to the root use if
you have the credentials to do so.
I was hoping to connect to the remote session directly as root as opposed to
doing su.
I've used root vnc sessions in the past; sometimes if you have to use something
graphical it's
...@centos.org] On Behalf
Of Neil Aggarwal
Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 10:33 AM
To: centos@centos.org
Subject: [CentOS] VNC server not reponding to external requests
Hello everyone:
I tried following the instructions on this page to set up a VNC
server:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC
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