> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > I have a LINUX VNC server with a bunch of clients. > > > I'd like to auto-start the screen-saver when people disconnect. > > > > Don't! > > 1: why? the vnc-password protects just as much as the > screen-lock password > users here have about a squillion passwords to remember. I'm > standardising > all the VNC passwords to the same thing, thus protecting > their desktops > using the normal X screensaver
>From X point of view, there are is a difference between screen-savers and screen-locks. You should not use screen savers but you can use screen locks. If you rely on the screenlock, think of removing the vncpassword at all. > > > 2: what screen needs to be saved? > the virtual X desktop (i.e. localhost:42) You mean locked. > > > 3: Most screensavers use processor power other users would > like to use. > I've hard-wired one that doesn't use and CPU ;-) the blanker? > > > 4: > > > > I'd disable the screensaver (and screenlock) in vnc > sessions. For normal > > users, I'd even completly stop the server once the user > stops. Use the setup > > at http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp > for this setup. > almost does it. > the current setup starts a VNC session for every user (based > in $UID) so that > users can return to an old session (i.e. if the windoze > viewer dies, all they > have to do is reconnect and pick up where they loft off) sounds reasonable. > > > Does anyone have a patch/suggestion/kludge for this? > > Have you seen the Xvnc options? There is also some screenlock and > > screensaver options in there: `Xvnc -help`. > almost there.... I could force Xvnc to die after the user > disconnects with -once > (I have "xlock -mode blank" in xstartup). sort of nasty, 'cos > sessions won't be persistent. Have a look at the Xvnc options (`Xvnc -help`) to force that at startup of Xvnc. I'm sorry for you if your that your viewers need to run on m$windoze. CBee --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
