Vnc Passwd File / Multiple Independent VNC Connections

[Corné Beerse]

Carlos Sunden wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> While reading an article at http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=5499 
> It refers to starting the VNC server at boot up, and editing the passwd file.

I prefer the setup as on http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp.

It obsoletes roughly all user-specific settings.

> 
> 
> However, if the vncserver has a password assigned already, this means the
> passwd file in the /root/.vnc is being used?

Use the Xvnc option to point to the vnc-password file to point to any other file 
you want. BEtter not use root-s vnc password file but use dedicates ones.

> 
> when I open (cat) this file there's nothing there. I am just trying to
> understand this file since I want to make the RHL8 VNC server accept multiple
> independent VNC connections, and make it start at the beginning.
> 
> The etc/vncservers is referred for automatic starup:
> http://prope.insa-lyon.fr/intranet/linux/rh-docs-73/rhl-rg-en-7.3/s1-boot-init-shutdown-sysconfig.html#S3-BOOT-INIT-SHUTDOWN-VNCSERVERS
> 
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> PS. The shared-option in the vncviewer doesn't cut it
> 
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