GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 337213
Remote Desktop Confirmation dialog not documented.
Last modified: 2009-01-19 19:54:33 UTC
Documentation Section: Configuring Your Desktop->Remote Desktop User guide currently as information regarding the Remote Desktop Preferences however there is no help for the confirmation dialog. Correct version: Should be some information regarding the confirmation dialog. Other information:
Which confirmation dialogue? How can I produce it?
If you specify in Vino that confirmation is required, then a confirmation dialog is presented on the remote machine you are trying to connect to. There confirmation dialog is not documented.
What is Vino? Can you point me to a screenshot of this, or give me the basic details? I'm not in a position to work with a remote machine.
Apologies, vino is the appllication name for the Remote Desktop : e.g. /usr/bin/vino-preferences = Remote Desktop Preferences /usr/lib/vino/vino-server = Remote Desktop Server I've attached two screenshots : remote-desktop-preferences.png This dialog is shown when you run vino-preferences, accessed from menu : System->Preferences->Remote Desktop Notice on the dialog I have clicked the "Ask you for confirmation" check box under the Security section. When this is selected, and another user attempts to connect to this machine a confirmation dialog is diaplayed. remote-preferences-confirmation-dialog.png Shows the confirmation dialog that is presented. This is not documented anywhere that I could see.
Created attachment 66963 [details] Remote Preferences Dialog
Created attachment 66964 [details] Remote Desktop Confirmation Dialog
Oh I see, it's a confirmation when someone else tries to view your desktop. I think there's a section elsewhere in the User Guide on remote desktops in general. I'll look into it and make sure there are cross-references.
There doesn't seem to be any other informationo on remote desktops in the UG. I could add a section to the Desktop Sessions chapter, but I don't know enough about remote desktop to do it. For example, how do you connect to a remote desktop?
Maintainer of vino (Remote Desktop) Mark McLoughlin (mark@skynet.ie) would probably be the best person to contact for general information on Vino.
Closing this bug report as no further information has been provided. Please feel free to reopen this bug if you can provide the information asked for. Thanks!