Hello,
I have a fresh installation of OpenSUSE Leap 42.1 with GNOME desktop as a VMware VM. I want to get a remote connection to the GUI so I enabled the Remote Administration (VNC).
(Yast > Network Services > Remote Administrator (VNC): Allow Remote Administration). After server reboot, I’m able to get connected with UltraVNC Viewer (from Win7) with “ip-adddress:1:5901”.
But I think I’m missing something, as this setup seems very limited and problematic. E.g.
- If you are logged in from Console and connect with VNC, you get the login screen but login just fails ("Sorry, that didn’t work.").
- If you are logged in with VNC, you can’t login from the Console! The login just fails.
- If the VNC session is locked, you are not able to login at all. Not from Console (login) or from VNC (unlock). I had to restart the graphical system just to be able to login from Console again (“init 3” + “init 5”).
- After testing for a while, I couldn’t login at all (Console or VNC). After first “successful” login, you just get another login screen witch looks a bit different (no autologin?), but login fails. After reboot it works again.
Is there some configuration that I have missed? Or are those just “features”?
Are there other options for Remote Connection to access the GUI?
Thanks
lakend