x11VNC server on Ubuntu

[Chris O'Connell-4]

Hi Everyone,

I've been trying to connect to a computer running X11VNC server using
TightVNC for the last few weeks.  I've tried a variety of methods including
using an SSH tunnel and connecting directly to the machine through
TightVNC.

I can connect without a problem UNLESS the GDM is at a state prompting for
the user name and password.

Has anyone had any experience with this?  The documentation I've been able
to find does not seem to work unless someone has logged into the GUI first.

Thanks in advance!

Chris
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[Dan Ritter-2]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:22:11AM -0400, Chris O'Connell wrote:

> Hi Everyone,
>
> I've been trying to connect to a computer running X11VNC server using
> TightVNC for the last few weeks.  I've tried a variety of methods including
> using an SSH tunnel and connecting directly to the machine through
> TightVNC.
>
> I can connect without a problem UNLESS the GDM is at a state prompting for
> the user name and password.
>
> Has anyone had any experience with this?  The documentation I've been able
> to find does not seem to work unless someone has logged into the GUI first.

I would guess that GDM is putting X into an anti-hack state to
prevent other X processes from listening in to you typing the
password.

Why not skip GDM? Use startx for the user of your choice.

-dsr-

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[Christopher Rutter-2]

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Dan Ritter <dsr@...> wrote:

> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:22:11AM -0400, Chris O'Connell wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> > I've been trying to connect to a computer running X11VNC server using
> > TightVNC for the last few weeks.  I've tried a variety of methods
> including
> > using an SSH tunnel and connecting directly to the machine through
> > TightVNC.
> >
> > I can connect without a problem UNLESS the GDM is at a state prompting
> for
> > the user name and password.
> >
> > Has anyone had any experience with this?  The documentation I've been
> able
> > to find does not seem to work unless someone has logged into the GUI
> first.
>
>

Try this via SSH:
sudo x11vnc -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -display :0

Then run TightVNC to connect.
-Chris
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[Christopher Rutter-2]

Chris,
Glad I could help.
-Chris

On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Chris O'Connell <omegahalo@...>wrote:

> So funny, I wasn't running this in super user mode, thus why i was unable
> to get it working before.
>
> Sometimes we overlook the simplest things.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:21 AM, Chris O'Connell <omegahalo@...>wrote:
>
>> Thanks so much, that worked!
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Christopher Rutter <
>> christopherrutter@...> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 9:04 AM, Dan Ritter <dsr@...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Oct 28, 2009 at 08:22:11AM -0400, Chris O'Connell wrote:
>>>> > Hi Everyone,
>>>> >
>>>> > I've been trying to connect to a computer running X11VNC server using
>>>> > TightVNC for the last few weeks.  I've tried a variety of methods
>>>> including
>>>> > using an SSH tunnel and connecting directly to the machine through
>>>> > TightVNC.
>>>> >
>>>> > I can connect without a problem UNLESS the GDM is at a state prompting
>>>> for
>>>> > the user name and password.
>>>> >
>>>> > Has anyone had any experience with this?  The documentation I've been
>>>> able
>>>> > to find does not seem to work unless someone has logged into the GUI
>>>> first.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> Try this via SSH:
>>> sudo x11vnc -auth /var/lib/gdm/:0.Xauth -display :0
>>>
>>> Then run TightVNC to connect.
>>> -Chris
>>>
>>
>>
>

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