On 2011-03-09 11:21 PM, Brunner, Brian T. wrote:
> [log in to unmask]  wrote:
>>> On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 10:36 AM, Timmy
>> Siu<[log in to unmask]>   wrote:
>>>> Dear All SL 6 Users:
>>>> What is the SL 6 default Remote Desktop login program??? How to
>>>> configure a default login user???
>>> If your connection is local (LAN), vnc will work fine. I found this
>>> web page helpful:
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Remote_Access_to_the_RHEL_
>> 6_Desktop
>>> My favorite is nx/freenx which is especially suitable when the
>>> connection is slow (WAN).  The version that runs under RHEL-6
>>> (therefore SL-6) is available from my site:
>>>
>>> http://centos.toracat.org/misc/nx-freenx/6/
>>>
>>> Install both nx and freenx (they will eventually be in CentOS
>>> extras). The HowTo for freeNX setup can be found here:
>>>
>>> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/FreeNX
>>>
>>> You most likely need to take care of SELinux on SL6. Follow this
>>> blog:
>>>
>>> http://blog.toracat.org/2010/12/selinux-and-freenx/
>>>
>>> Hope this helps,
>>>
>>> Akemi
>> Hi,
>> I need to log in as root just through LAN.
> Please explain why you cannot log in as user 'nonroot' and then su to
> root?
> Prohibiting root login means the hackers have to get TWO passwords
> correct: one to access the machine, and then root to cause trouble.

Hi,
I found that some programs really do not work if I don't log into the 
root desktop, especially when installing and configuring new applications.

Timmy