Infrastructure Software

G-day

I am wondering how i can allow root acces to my VNC Server. I have followed the instructions below and have got a vncserver up and running. I can connect to the login screen from an external machine but when i enter u: root and my password, it comes back with, Not on system console, root login rejected.

Any ideas how i can allow a root login with vnc?



# Download RealVNC server package (Download & Use -> confirm form -> Find the latest Solaris package) (update: As of March 2007 there is no Solaris/x86 package available for download - it has been removed. I don't know why; it worked just fine for me. Try the Solaris Companion DVD's SFWvnc package instead - pkgadd -d /mnt/tmp/Solaris_Software_Companion/Solaris_i386/P ackages SFWvnc)
# Install package

pkgadd -d vnc-4_1_1-x86_solaris.pkg

# Add the 'vnc' service to /etc/services:

echo 'vnc 5900/tcp' >>/etc/services

# Convert and import the inetd configuration line to Solaris 10's new Service Management Framework:

echo 'vnc stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once securitytypes=none' >> vnc.inetd.conf
inetconv -i vnc.inetd.conf

(note, if using the Companion CD package, command is /opt/sfw/bin/Xvnc)

To later change the resolution of the spawned server, or any other options, change the exec property as follows:

inetadm -m network/vnc/tcp exec="/usr/local/bin/Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once securitytypes=none -screen 0 1280x1024x16"

Then you can use inetadm to manage it:

inetadm -l svc:/network/vnc/tcp:default (show details - giving full service name)
inetadm -d network/vnc/tcp (disable - you can abbreviate the service name like this)
inetadm -e network/vnc/tcp (enable)

May be necessary to restart inetd:

svcadm restart inetd

# Connect to VNC port 5900 to see the desktop login!