XDM, short for X Display Manager, is my favorite login manager for its simplicity. X11vnc -display :0 -xauth /var/lib/xdm/authdir/authfiles/A\:0-R2x5Db -xkb -nopw -nc_cr -ssl /tmp/x11vnc.pem -vencrypt newdh:nox509:support The following example command starts x11vnc in anonymous SSL mode that doesn't require X509 exchange. Ssvnc and gvncviewer can be used to connect to x11vnc via SSL connection. X11vnc -display :0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/\:0.Xauth -ssl /tmp/x11vnc.pem Then, start x11vnc with -ssl option to run x11vnc in secure mode. On Debian and Ubuntu, type the following command to create a SSL certificate for use with x11vnc.Ĭat /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key /etc/ssl/certs/ssl-cert-snakeoil.pem > /tmp/x11vnc.pem X11vnc supports various connection schemes, including SSL. Then, on your desktop as administrator, connect to the user's desktop with a vnc client. X11vnc -display :0 -auth /var/lib/gdm/\:0.Xauth Once you locate the xauth file associated with the user's X11 desktop, you can use x11vnc to monitor his desktop activity. In that case, you need access to the X11 Windows' xauth file which is located at one of the following locations: You can't just run “x11vnc -display :0” because you are not the user currently using display :0.
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Let's assume that you are a system administrator with root privilege and want to monitor a user's X11 Windows desktop. Administrator To Monitor Someone's Desktop with X11VNC
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