Questions tagged [vnc]

In computing, Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer. It transmits the keyboard and mouse events from one computer to another, relaying the graphical screen updates back in the other direction, over a network.

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Why does VirtualGL raise a *Could not open display :0* error after host reboot

I am using vncserver to connect to a CentOS7 machine in the network. In order to make use of 3D graphics accelerations I am using VirtualGL. So any OpenGL program needs to be launched with vglrun to make use of OpenGL. This works like a charm but…
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TightVNC Server sometimes fail to start on RHEL7.4

I've a RHEL 7.4 box with TightVNC service enabled on boot and sometimes the service fails to start with a PAM permission denied error: systemd[2027]: pam_nologin(login:account): conversation failed systemd[2027]: Failed at step PAM spawning…
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Tight VNC on Windows Server16

I am no means Windows fella, but due to circumstances have to configure sikuli test suite on Windows Server 2016. The problem I have is that i have installed Tight VNC on it, and when connect to the running VNC server on that Windows Server 2016…
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How can I install VNC Server on Red Hat 7.2 that is not connected to the internet?

I have a 64-bit Red Hat 7.2 server that is isolated from the Internet. I am able to SSH to it easily, as well as transfer files using USB. I downloaded VNC-Server-5.0.5-Linux-x64.rpm and tried to install it yum install…
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Unable to login to Suse 12 SP1 vnc server as root, works as normal user

I have a Suse 12 SP1 server. I'm not able to login to the vnc service as root, however it works as a normal user. Log entries below are from root attempt. Timestamp and server name removed for brevity. It's a fresh install. Vnc works fine out of the…
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Lightweight way to graphically connect to guest VMs on "headless" hypervisor

Running a Fedora Server 28 hypervisor (QEMU/KVM with libvirt tools) with Windows- and Fedora-based guest VMs. Normally, the hypervisor runs headless with minimal packages installed, and guest VMs are accessed remotely. Occasionally, local access to…
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Wrong keymap in KVM guest

I connect to a KVM host (CentOS 7) by VNC. The keymap on the host is de-ch. While connected to the host i open a guest server (any OS) by the virt-manager and try to login to the guest, but the keymap is set to en-us. The guest server self has also…
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X11VNC dont work properly with gdm3

Im using X11VNC service (installed from packages) and debian 9 with gdm3. I created systemd file: root@PCA55:/home/suser# cat…
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Windows 7 and UltraVNC

We are setting up an UltraVNC server on Windows 7. This box is to be controlled by a viewer from a device we have. The issue is that whenever we make a change, check something, change a password, check to use a new display driver, nothing sticks. We…
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TigerVNC client cannot connect to VNC server

I am running an RHEL 7 instance in Amazon EC2 environment with VNC enabled and running (TigerVNC server) and listening on the expected ports: $ cat /etc/redhat-release Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.4 (Maipo) $ netstat -putna | grep…
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Why does the VNC server lose its configuration when rebooting the system?

I have installed a VNC server but there is a problem, when restarting I lose the geometry and color depth configuration. Having to stop service, reconfigure geometry and color depth. Someone knows how these data can be configured so that they are…
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Arch Server running VNC no longer displaying anything

I have a server running arch, kernel 4.13 that I remote into on a fairly frequent basis. I remote in via a VNC which I have as tigervnc. This has worked for months on end with very little issue. I power the VNC with KDE (Plasma Desktop). After…
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How to install VNC server on windows machine without monitor?

I have desktop station with Windows XP but without monitor. I would like to install vnc server there. The purpose is to retrieve access to whole system. One of my ideas is to blindly install vnc using pen-drive or from cd with autorun function. I…
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VNC session not going through OpenSSH - PuTTY tunnel

I am trying to secure my VNC session using OpenSSH(ssshd) and Putty(client)(everything is on windows) First I establish a tunnel using putty and then log into my server PC using username and password Second, I turn on my VNC client and server on the…
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Unable to connect to VNC server over internet

I have a server that I need VNC access to over the internet and I am having an issue. I referenced this site as the way to do it and went to establishing a direct connection over the internet. Here is what I did: I have a block of 5 public ip…
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