RE: X11

["Len Goldenstein" <len ghy com>]

One alternative for the GUI desktop without having to be at the console or
changing runlevels is the vnc server package.


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> -----Original Message-----
> From: taroon-list-bounces redhat com
> [mailto:taroon-list-bounces redhat com]On Behalf Of Reuben D. Budiardja
> Sent: June 25, 2004 11:43 AM
> To: Discussion of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (Taroon)
> Subject: Re: X11
>
>
> On Friday 25 June 2004 12:30 pm, Hambleton, John S. wrote:
> > Just curious if any admins run X11 on their servers.
> > In the past I have restricted mine to run level 3. However
> > Taroon has some good graphical configuration utilities.
> > I have added to my iptables rules a filter for the X11 port
> > 6000 tcp. Is that sufficient, or should I revert to the practice
> > of run level 3 only?
>
> I use runlevel 3 on the server, but when I need GUI configuration
> (like the
> redhat-config-*) I export it to my local workstation from the (remote)
> server. I don't see any point of running level 5 on the server
> since no one
> actually sit in front of it.
>
> RDB
>
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> Reuben D. Budiardja
> Department of Physics and Astronomy
> The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN
>
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