Jason_Meers spake the following on 1/14/2007 10:38 AM: > Christoph Maser wrote: > >>> >> Actually the default logins (text mode and gdm) both show the hostname. >> Don't tell me you leave logged in sessions. >> > > No not normally, only on a few specific machines on the LAN that are > only accessible from another machine on the LAN. > > 1) Not all backup software has usable command line tools, so sometimes > you have to connect the a GUI on a logged in session. > > 2) If you look at the way remote desktop(vino-server) and vnc work it is > impossible to remote control the session if the machine is not already > logged in (the session doesn't exist). Some dirty workarounds do exist > i.e the machine uses gnome session, but vnc uses a kde session to avoid > various conflicts. I have to disagree. I have a couple of servers that only boot to a level 3 login screen, but I can use vnc to these servers with no problems. The local terminal rarely gets logged into unless I am using the CDrom drive to load or fix something. The vnc service does log in to a user account, but you can fix it to work off xinetd, and block it from being accessed from outside. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!