Hi Adam,
The simplest answer is to get the box to automatically log in a user.
This means there will be a running VNC server to connect to. You may
find as I did that running headless means it detects a lack of monitor
and starts up in 800x600 mode.
It might suit you to set up a VNC server that starts on bootup there are
quite a few tutorials on this, here is one:
http://bobpeers.com/linux/vnc.php
You can also set up the linux box as a terminal server by installing
ltsp-server-standalone from synaptic, once set up (you may have a bit of
fiddling with DHCP to do) you can set up diskless workstations to boot
off the network.
http://doc.ubuntu.com/edubuntu/edubuntu/handbook/C/server.html
Alan.
Adam Cripps wrote:
> I have just installed an Ubuntu gutsy box with drupal v6 in a small
> primary school, with a view to it providing an intranet to showcase
> their work to visitors of the school.
>
> The school like the idea of the box being headless (no CRT or
> keyboard) but aren't familiar with linux. I've shown them what VNC has
> to offer and they found it agreeable. The downside of the current VNC
> setup is that it is run from an existing X login. I could explain to
> them how to use Putty to ssh in and start a server remotely, but that
> might be one step too far. Is it possible to get a remote desktop to
> start on boot, and if so, how?
>
> TIA
> Adam
>
