Locate the section titled 'Section 'Device''. InputDevice 'vncKeyboard' 'ExtraKeyboard'Ĥ.

Locate the section titled 'Section 'ServerLayout'' and add Create two new sections with the following text:ģ. Locate the section titled 'Section 'Module'' and add theĢ. Need to be the 'root' user to have rights to modify the file.ġ. Which can be found under the '/etc/X11/' directory. The following modifications need to be made to the file 'nf' With this method of enabling VNC Server functionality, the X serverĪctually loads the VNC extension from the VNC libraries which willĪllow your normal X Server to also act as a VNC Server. Therefor it is Very Important to make a backupĬopy of your nf file along with all of the changes neededįor your environment to configure VNC access through the X Installed, the file can be overwritten causing all manual changes Potentially when a new graphics driver or driver update is When using the following configuration, the selections for 'RemoteĪdministration (VNC)' in YaST and the 'Remote Desktop' in theĭirectly modifying the nf file is not generally recommendedīecause anytime the sax2 configuration utility is run, or This is one of the primary reasons that the option in sax2 (Graphic Card and Monitor Configuration in YaST) for enabling VNC for the X server was removed for SLE 11. If you lose your connection or disconnect without logging out then anyone at the physical system can take control while still logged in as you. Anyone that has access to the physical system can see what you are doing and take control of the keyboard and mouse. Using this method to access display :0 can create a security problem if the system you have connected to is not physically secure. Using the method described below seems to avoid People have reported getting a gray screen rather than the expected When enabling the 'Remote Administration (VNC)' in YaST, some The method described below will work for display :0įor all users and will work when nobody is logged into the System sees), but this is only available when the user is logged inĪnd it must be configured for each individual user on the For example, the 'Remote DesktopĪvailable in the Control Center will start 'vino-server' whichĪllows access to display :0 (or what the user at the physical When the traditional methods available in YaST->RemoteĪdministration (VNC), or in the Control Center->Remote DesktopĪre not working as desired. The method for invoking the VNC Server described below can be used Monitor directly connected to the system) before or after anyone

VNC access is needed to display :0 (or the display viewed at the VNC access is needed on startup of the system.

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