VNC

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VNC is an acronym which stands for Virtual Network Computing. It is software which allows graphical desktop connections. On the AS/400, a PC can connect to an XWindows session using VNC.

VNC refers to:

• the server software
• the server process which accepts the incoming connection
• the client viewer software

Contents 1 Prerequisites 2 Starting VNC server processes 3 Ending VNC server processes 4 Connecting VNC client 5 References 6 Categories

Prerequisites

• 5799PTL - iSeries Tools for Developers ^[1]

Starting VNC server processes

STRPTL CLIENT(*VNC)

^[1] OR

CALL QP2SHELL PARM('/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/DeveloperTools/vnc/vncserver_java' ':n')

ADDENVVAR ENVVAR(DISPLAY) VALUE('systemname:n')

where:

• systemname is the host name or IP address of the iSeries system where VNC is running
• n is the numeric value that represents the display number that you want to start^[1]

Ending VNC server processes

CALL QP2SHELL PARM('/QOpenSys/QIBM/ProdData/DeveloperTools/vnc/vncserver_java' '-kill' ':n')

where n is the numeric value that represents the display number that you want to terminate.^[1]

The command above should be run by the same userid which started the VNC process. Otherwise the error below will be displayed.

Can't find file /home/USERPRF/.vnc/SERVERNAME.COM:1.pid
You'll have to kill the Xvnc process manually

Connecting VNC client

References

Categories