A lot of questions

["Beerse, Corné"]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Supancic [mailto:arrummzen@hotmail.com]
> 
> I want to host a VNC for some people on my LAN. I want to use X while 
> several other people are using it. If I set up a server can 
> they all log 
> into the same time? I thought one computer could run one X 
> server? I made 

This asks for http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp


> them all accounts and they can log in with SSH. With VNC can 
> they just log 
> into there account and will each of us have our own desktop 
> or will we have 
> to share a desktop? How secure is this? Will they be able to 
> get into my 
> stuff with this server? Should I make them log in with SSH 
> and have them 
> start the server under there account for security? Do I have 
> to launch a 
> separate sever for each user?

Security: Don't rely on the X11 or vnc for security. They are tools to make
something useable. If you need to add security, ssh is one of your options.
If it is only to have access, you only need to propagate the portnumbers in
the 5900-5999 range: the ports for th vnc-protocol.

Give all users their own unix account and use the unix security between
those accounts.


Success

CBee