[plug] VNC Shell Script

[Cameron Patrick]

James Devenish wrote:

> on Sun, Nov 07, 2004 at 07:41:59PM +0800, Cameron Patrick wrote:
> > The version of x0rfbserver that I have doesn't like that at all.
> > Perhaps you're mixing up the behaviour of Xvnc (and other servers
> > derived from the original AT&T code) with x0rfbserver?
> 
> Probably. Having never heard of x0rfbserver before, but working from
> Brock's descriptions, it sounds like it is starting its own X display
> rather than "hijacking" the user's console. This is a normal mode of VNC
> operation, although it is not necessarily what people wanted to achieve
> and not necessarily what x0rfbserver is intended to facilitate.

x0rfbserver only does "hijacking" of an existing X session, as opposed
to Xvnc and its ilk which act as a separate, independent X server.

Cameron.