Tx a lot man for the detailed info. This makes a lot of sense. Iam struggling with getting our vnc to work on linux. The moment I logoff the server where vnc server is running, I lose the client vnc viewer which defeats the purpose of using VNC.
I raised a ticket with our support group. Tx again for the info man Housein linuxmaillists wrote: > > On Thursday 27 September 2007 12:48:05 houh wrote: >> > Tx again >> > This sounds like it's just the equivalent of logging on the >> > Unix machine and leaving it logged in. I can already do that, >> > it's not having to be logged in that I want to happen… > > You do not have to be logged into the server (box A) to run vnc > server (box A). VNC server (box A) runs headless and the session > that starts when vnc server (box A) is started is running even > before you use vnc viewer (box B) to connect to it the very first > time. Log into the server (box A) one time start vnc server (box A) > and log out of the server (box A). VNC server (box A) will still > run after you log out of the server (box A). Do the remote connect > to the vnc server (box A) with vnc viewer (box B) using the IP and > password. Using the vnc viewer (box B) does not log you in with a > new session, it connects you to the session that was started when > you started vnc server (box A), which was still running after you > logged out of the server (box A). When you have temporarily > connected with vnc viewer (box B) to the session that was already > running on the server (box A) that you were no longer logged in or > connected too just prior to using the vnc viewer (box B), start > your process and then just close the vnc viewer window (box B) > clicking on the X in the upper right hand corner. The vnc server > (box A) is still running on the server (box A) and is now running > your process but you are not logged in or connected to the server > (box A). Closing the vnc viewer (box B) did not terminate the vnc > server (box A) session on the server (box A) but it did disconnect > you from the server (box A) and the vnc server (box A), but the > session and process are still running because it did not stop just > because you disconnected. You could reconnect with the vnc viewer > just to see with your own eyes that it did not stop. > > It baffles me that you don't seem to be getting this. It is easy and > not complicated. > > I have a desktop running but no one is logged in and the monitor is > not on. If I turn the monitor on I will be at the log in screen and > have to log in before I can use that box. That box is running vnc > server and apache. I connected to the vnc server with my laptop > started vmware workstation on my desktop box, fired up a virtual > Machine (VM) which has a vnc server running on it also and then > disconnected from the entire desktop box. I can now connect to the > main box OS or the VM OS with vnc viewer any time because they are > running even when I am not logged in or connected through the vnc > viewer. I can do whatever I want because they are both running vnc > server. And no one is logged on to the main box OS or the VM OS > until I reconnect using the vnc viewer. I am doing this email on my > desktop from my laptop in one room and my desktop is in the other > room. If I wanted to do this from my desktop I would first have to > log in because I'm not logged in but I did connect with the vnc > viewer on my laptop. I even still have OpenOffice.org running from > the last time I connected with the vnc viewer on my laptop. > OpenOffice.org was still exactly where I left it and I wasn't even > logged in. I did not do any of it while I was logged into the > desktop while sitting in front of it. I just started the desktop > and the servers on it and logged out and turned off the monitor. It > has been running that way for a while now. > > Does any of this make sense yet? > > -- > http://24.197.142.167/ See the OpenOffice.org FAQ > Microsoft users go to http://www.pclinuxos.com for a great user > friendly Linux experience! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/OpenOffice-running-in-the-background-tf4489127.html#a13411052 Sent from the openoffice - users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
