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Hi all. Is it possible to run x11vnc as root? It just says it can't open display with me.
If not, I need to run it on startup in some way so I can log in to my user remotely with a VNC viewer. (Because that's what I'm actually wanna do, but I think it would work if I could run x11vnc as root.)
Yes, because root can do anything he/she wants to do on your box, but it's not a very good idea if you're concerned about security.
A cracker can easily capture your computer and well... have root access to your box.
Last edited by Linux~Powered; 09-26-2004 at 12:04 PM.
But I just get a XOpenDisplay failed (null) error message.
I read the FAQ on x11vnc's website and did the x11vnc -display :0 but it stilled failed.
(Except that it said XOpenDisplay failed (:0) now)
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