Can a server (RedHat) boot into runlevel 3 (console) with VNC available in runlevel 5 (X Windows)?

[Larry Brigman]

On 7/12/06, John Calande III <johnc "at" qualityprocess.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Is it possible to have a server boot into runlevel 3 / console mode,
> and at the same time have X Windows available for VNC users?
>
> I'm asking because I've noticed that sometimes my server does not completely
> boot X Windows (it stops on the screen with the Monitor Graphic), However,
> from a different box, I can still VNC into the server, and can see a normal
> X Windows / GNome desktop, and go about my work as if nothing were wrong.
>
> Configuration:
> Fedora 4 core
>

It is possible.
The way I had it configured was to run a script once a minute from
cron trying to start
a vnc server like this:

#!/bin/sh
su - username -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 16 :1"

This is only protected from access by the users vnc password.