I'm trying to use the built in RedHat Ent Linux 5 64 bit remote desktop utility on 12 systems. Each system will have various users logging into them randomly at the console. When a user logs in, they can go to System -> Preferences -> remote desktop and modify settings there. Once set, remote desktop works exactly as I want it to.

My question, is there a way to set that functionality via a config file so that each user does not need to manually set the remote desktop settings?

This has nothing to do with covertly monitoring the workstations. It's a lab where a media system will use vncviewer to view the RHEL5 system desktop and to display the desktop onto one of three large screen TV's for the entire class to view. Is there a config file that controls the remote desktop settings?

Any advice would be appreciated. Cheers

Take a look in the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file for configuration.

You may also want to take a look at vinagre as well.

--C

OK, I guess I'm confused. The Linux systems will not be using remote desktop themselves to connect to anything. I have one system that will connect to all 12 of the RHEL5 workstations and be able to display their desktops.

I have that one system setup with vncserver so that it can and does connect to the workstations and displays their desktops via VNC. That connection works but VNCSERVER is not running on the RHEL workstations. Doesn't VNCSERVER need to be running for the settings in /etc/sysconfig/vncservers to be handled?

Maybe I was not clear on what I'm trying to do. No matter what user is logged into the system, I want the following options to automatically be set on each RHEL client.

- Allow other users to view your desktop
- Does NOT have to ask the user for confirmation
- Requires a password to allow to the remote connection.

Right now I can do that by having each individual user go into the Remote Desktop Preferences but I'd rather they did not, and a single config file handle it so that when any user logs on, the above options are already set.

I appreciate the help and thanks for putting up with a VNC newbie.

Thanks to some friends, I ended up using xorg.conf to solve this issue:

In the Screen section:

# Permit VNC access
Option "passwordFile" "/.vnc/passwd"
Option "localhost"
Option "SecurityTypes" "VncAuth"
Option "UserPasswdVerifier" "VncAuth"

In the Module section:

Load "vnc"

Works like a charm!

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