vncserver on startup

[flokno]

hello!

after searching around the forum:
exactly what command do i have to add in local.start/stop for starting/stopping vnc server on boot/shutdown.

currently i have to log in and enter vncserver :1 to get my server box the way i want it to be.

any help is appreciated.

thanks, flo.

[crossfire]

I use this init scrip:




#!/bin/bash
#
# chkconfig: - 91 35
# description: Starts and stops vncserver. \
# used to provide remote X administration services.

# Source function library.
. /etc/init.d/functions

# Source networking configuration.
. /etc/sysconfig/network

# Check that networking is up.
[ ${NETWORKING} = "no" ] && exit 0

VNCSERVERS=""
[ -f /etc/sysconfig/vncservers ] && . /etc/sysconfig/vncservers

prog=$"VNC server"

start() {
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
ulimit -S -c 0 >/dev/null 2>&1
RETVAL=0
for display in ${VNCSERVERS}
do
echo -n "${display} "
unset BASH_ENV ENV
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c \
"su ${display##*:} -c \"cd ~${display##*:} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver :${display%%:*}\""
RETVAL=$?
[ "$RETVAL" -ne 0 ] && break
done
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && success $"vncserver startup" || \
failure $"vncserver start"
echo
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/vncserver
}

stop() {
echo -n $"Shutting down $prog: "
for display in ${VNCSERVERS}
do
echo -n "${display} "
unset BASH_ENV ENV
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c \
"su ${display##*:} -c \"vncserver -kill :${display%%:*}\" >/dev/null 2>&1"
done
RETVAL=$?
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && success $"vncserver shutdown" || \
failure $"vncserver shutdown"
echo
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && rm -f /var/lock/subsys/vncserver
}

# See how we were called.
case "$1" in
start)
start
;;
stop)
stop
;;
restart|reload)
stop
start
;;
condrestart)
if [ -f /var/lock/subsys/vncserver ]; then
stop
start
fi
;;
status)
status Xvnc
;;
*)
echo $"Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|condrestart|status}"
exit 1
esac










and I have this file /etc/sysconfig/vncservers


# The VNCSERVERS variable is a list of display:user pairs.
#
# Uncomment the line below to start a VNC server on display :1
# as my 'myusername' (adjust this to your own). You will also
# need to set a VNC password; run 'man vncpasswd' to see how
# to do that.
#
# DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is
# untrusted! For a secure way of using VNC, see
# <URL:http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/sshvnc.html>.

VNCSERVERS="1:username_here"

[flokno]

thanks, but:

i did the following cause the solution above doesn't work but gave me some ideas:

in /etc/conf.d/local.start:

su - username -c "source /etc/profile && export HOME=~ && /usr/bin/vncserver :1 -geometry 1152x864"

in /etc/conf.d/local.stop:

su - remote -c "source /etc/profile && export HOME=~ && /usr/bin/vncserver -kill :1"

any comments due to bugs or my stupidness?

-- flo

[kki]

great flokno!
it works for me

[flokno]

i'm still using it this way...
so it should be okay.

--
flo