x11VNC server on Ubuntu

[dsr-mzpnVDyJpH4k7aNtvndDlA at public.gmane.org (Dan Ritter)]

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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