Running root and user vnc sessions.

["Beerse, Corné"]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brad Scarlett [mailto:scarletb@oz.net]
> 
> 
> Excellent find!  Thanks.

I have to be honest, I found it in the list as a reply on an other question,
it was not my search.

CBee

> 
> b.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com] On
> Behalf Of Beerse, Corni
> Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 1:39 AM
> To: 'vnc-list@realvnc.com'
> Subject: RE: Running root and user vnc sessions.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brad Scarlett [mailto:scarletb@oz.net]
> >
> >       I'm currently running the 'default' vnc session as a non-root
> > user.  However, I often find that I need root access in the 
> GUI tools,
> > which the non-root user doesn't have.  I'm using the
> > /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file to indicate which user 
> vncserver should
> > use at vncservice startup.  I've placed root there, but each time it
> > fails with an environment variable failure ($env{user}).  
> Anyone know
> > how this can be done?
> 
> I found a discription of this vncservers file at
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5499
> 
> 
> 
> 
> CBee
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