On Mon, Sep 09, 2002 at 12:25:19PM +0200, "Beerse, Corni" wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > In the answer to Q22 in the FAQ ("Can I remote the normal X display of
> > my workstation (display :0) in the same way as the Windows server
> > does?"), it says 

> >    We tend to run all our X sessions as VNC sessions and only use the
> >    local X server to run the viewer. It's very fast when on the same
> >    machine as the server!

> > How do you do this?  Do you load a simple window manager and from that
> > launch the viewer or is it possible to launch the viewer directly?

> I bet you only need an Xserver at the console. No need for any window
> manager or what so ever.

> You can even setup an other vncserver session as an other user with only the
> vncviewer to the origional session. (can you still follow?): Put the command
> `vncviewer :1` in the ~/.vnc/xstart file (and remove all other lines).

I couldn't get that to work, but by putting the vncviewer invocation
in the .Xclients-default file (with -fullscreen and -passwd), I get
the behavior I want.  It's great having the same desktop at work and
at home without the CPU drain of x0rfbserver.  Thanks for your
suggestion. 

CLP

-- 
What do you call someone who puts poison in a person's corn flakes?  A 
cereal killer.  (By Clynch Varnadore)
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