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Abaqus CAE Fails to Launch via RDP/VNC on CentOS but Works with SSH and Physical Login

I'm experiencing an issue with launching Abaqus CAE or Abaqus viewer on a CentOS system when accessing it remotely via RDP or VNC. The software loads without problems when I log in physically or use ...
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Vnc viewer error: unable connect to socket: Connection refused (111) in CentOS 8

I would like you to help me with the following problem. I will try to give as many details as possible. I recently installed a vnc server on a Centos8 virtual machine. I have done all the ...
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VNC Access to Remote Centos Host from Windows 10

So, I have a CentOs 7 linux box that is running a tigervnc server. I can ping the vncserver_ip_address box from windows. I'm able to connect to the vnc session from another linux box on the same ...
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One user, multiple desktops tigerVNC

I was wondering if there was a way to "share" a user through tigervnc such that if both are logged in, both see their own desktops. I need something similar to screen in ssh. I've tried connecting ...
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Google Chrome on a fresh CentOS 7.1 not starting up

I am having a bad time trying to run Chrome on my CentOS 7.1 server. I know, it does not have a screen, it's a server. But I installed GNOME anyway and using VNC I can see the screen on a remote ...
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Tiger VNC on Centos 6.3 fails, font catalog not properly configured

I'm trying to set up Tiger VNC server on CentOS 6.3 but I'm getting the following error message when I run the command vncserver: WARNING: The first attempt to start Xvnc failed, possibly because ...
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vnc viewer error: unable connect to socket: Connection refused (111)

I installed tigervnc-server package in server. [root@localhost ~]# rpm -qa tigervnc-server tigervnc-server-1.1.0-5.el6.i686 Created a vnc user and created vncpasswd also for that user. [root@...
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Any way to share a once-off ssh session like TeamViewer/VNC without creating a user?

Hi, I would like to trial some dev ops/sysads/db admins but I don't want to give them the keys to the kingdom until they've proven their skillz. I'd like something analgous to TeamViewer in the ...
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How to make a USB bootable stick for installing Fedora or Centos using VNC?

I have a PC with no option for a keyboard. I have to install the operating systems without a keyboard or mouse. I have to make a bootable USB stick which can allow me to connect to the PC from my ...
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XAuth not working as expected with TightVNC server: “You will require a password to access your desktops.”

I'm trying to get a friend's server started for them. It's running on the same hardware platform as one that I personally use, so I figured it would be easy. They're running CentOS, and I'm trying to ...
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