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i'm trying to setup vnc on my ubuntu server and i am failing. i just want vnc running on the server and have it require a password to sign in and i have X running on the server, so i would like to have the gui too. i did the apt-get install thing for xinetd x11vnc tightvncserver and some java thing - i forgot what it was. so when i run vnc viewer from my laptop i get
unable to connect to host: Connection refused ( 10061 )
I'm sure this is because i haven't finished setting vnc up on my server, but i don't know how to set it up. any suggestions?
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- Check the VNC server/daemon running or not
ps -lef |grep -i vnc

If not, then
/usr/bin/x11vnc

- Check which port vnc is listened to
sudo netstat -lpn
Or check the port 5800 or 5900.

Use the port to connect from your laptop
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ps -ef | grep -i vnc showed this
root 1324  1193   0  13:41   pts/0    00:00:00  grep  --color=auto  -i  vnc

so it wasn't running - so
/usr/bin/x11vnc did the trick but then i didn't need a password when i used my vnc client.
i tried
/usr/bin/x11vnc -storepasswd
which worked - i had to put in a password, but when i ran
/usr/bin/x11vnc
again - and tried my vnc client, i still didn't need a password. i want to require a password to use the vnc client
> but when i ran /usr/bin/x11vnc again
Kill the old one before you run it.
pkill x11vnc
ps -ef |grep x11vnc
 If no x11vnc running, then run
/usr/bin/x11vnc
again
just because i like over kill i reboot the ubuntu server - ran
/usr/bin/x11vnc
but on my client - i still didn't need a password?
sorry, kill that one and start with
x11vnc -usepw
perfect! that worked. just one more question please - is there a way to run this as a daemon, so that it is always running and asks for a password?
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thanks for the help, i awarded points based on the most effective answer. thanks again.