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--- lwc:shellhub [2023/08/10 15:08] – John Harrison
+++ lwc:shellhub [2024/01/01 14:07] (current) – John Harrison
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   * local machine generate public/private key.
     *  it could be that any public/private key would work but docs suggest''ssh-keygen -t ed25519''
   * upload public key to web portal (public keys menu on LHS)
+  * make sure private key on local machine has permissions 600
   * login from local machine using private key: ''ssh -p <PORT> -i <PRIVATE_KEY_PATH_AND_FILE> <USER>@<SSHID_FOR_REMOTE>@<HOST_IP_OR_NAME>''
 === Disable Password login ===
 //This is not a built-in function for community edition it appears so as a workaround we can hack the code//
-  * in ''/pkg/agent/server/server.go'' edit ''func (s *Server) passwordHandler('' so the first line of the method reads ''return false''
+  * pre v0.13.0: in ''/pkg/agent/server/server.go'' edit ''func (s *Server) passwordHandler('' so the first line of the method reads ''return false''
+  * post v0.13.0: in ''/pkg/agent/server/authentication.go'' edit ''func (s *Server) passwordHandler(ctx gliderssh.Context, pass string) bool {'' so the first line of the method reads ''return false''
   * ''cd shellhub/agent''
   * ''go build -ldflags "-X main.AgentVersion=<VERSION>"''
+==== Setting up VNC on remote (Xubuntu 22.04) ====
+=== On Remote ===
+  * ''sudo apt install xtightvncviewer''
+  * change ''~/.vnc/xstartup'' to read:
+<code>
+env -i /bin/sh -c "export PATH=$PATH;
+                   export XAUTHORITY=$XAUTHORITY;
+                   export DISPLAY=$DISPLAY;
+                   export HOME=$HOME;
+                   export LOGNAME=$LOGNAME;
+                   export USER=$USER;
+                   /usr/bin/xfce4-session"
+</code>
+  * write a script:
+<code>
+#!/bin/bash
+if ! pgrep -x "Xtightvnc" >/dev/null
+then
+    vncserver -geometry 1366x768
+fi
+</code>
+  * call this script in session and startup (yes systemd is the right way to do this but I couldn't get it to work)
+  * restart Xserver
+=== local ===
+  * ''ssh -p 24 -i <PRIVATE_KEY> <NAME_OF_REMOTE> -L 5901:127.0.0.1:5901''
+  * then in a separate window ''gvncviewer :1''