GUI frontend for rsh Xvnc to unix from Windows

Mike Miller mbmiller "at" taxa.psyc.missouri.edu
Thu, 16 Sep 1999 16:49:04 +0000


On 16 Sep 1999, Rick Stuart wrote:

> I am looking for a simple VB script or something which will provide an
> interface for my users to start their Xvnc session on a remote UNIX
> application server.  I did some searches but have not found one yet.
> 
> Presently, users are telnetting in and starting the server, but I grow tired
> of explaining the process to them over and over.  Sometimes I am amazed at how
> badly people react to a terminal session when they are primarily Windows
> users.I have simplified the vncserver script to the point that they are only
> required to type it, and it sets them up if they are new and starts
> everything.  That is not enough though.  


Can you make it so that the .login file asks them if they want to launch
a vnc session?  It could then do the whole thing for them and log them
back out.  Would that work?

Mike


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