On 2/1/2010 1:27 PM, Frank Cox wrote: > > On Mon, 2010-02-01 at 11:58 -0700, Warren Michelsen wrote: >> user settings/prefs do I change the way this VNC server identifies >> itself? I'd like it to show the host name. > >> I'd like my VNC sessions to be encrypted. >> Finally, I'd like VNC to be functional at boot,? >> >> Can these things be done with the existing standard VNC server or do >> I have to install something else via yum or some such? > > You can accomplish all of these things by following the instructions > here: > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server You might also like to try freenx with the NX client(s) from www.nomachine.com. It is better in a lot of ways, especially if you run a separate session instead of trying to control the console session. -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com