#!/bin/bash # # Wrapper around ssh and vncviewer # # Parameters BASENAME="`basename $0`" SERVER="$1" # Check if [ -x "$SERVER" ]; then echo "usage: $BASENAME " exit 1 fi # Check if vncserver is running in the remote server and start otherwise ssh $SERVER < /dev/null; then /usr/bin/vncserver -alwaysshared -dpi 96 -localhost :1 fi else /usr/bin/vncserver -alwaysshared -dpi 96 -localhost :1 fi EOF # See http://www.g-loaded.eu/2006/11/24/auto-closing-ssh-tunnels/ # Optional SSH compression #ssh -C -c blowfish -f -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 $SERVER sleep 10 ssh -f -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901 $SERVER sleep 10 # Run VNC client # Copy $SERVER:~/.vnc/passwd into $HOME/.vnc/$SERVER.passwd for passwordless login if [ -e "$HOME/.vnc/$SERVER.passwd" ]; then vncviewer -passwd $HOME/.vnc/$SERVER.passwd localhost:5901 else vncviewer localhost:5901 fi