Is this behaviour correct? (VineServer question)

Vine
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Hi

I am running VineServer v2.1 on a B&W G3 350 tower with multiple accounts & FUS enabled. I have the system server running at start-up but none of the individual accounts have VNC servers running.

I am accessing the B&W from a G3 iMac using COTVNC. Both Macs are running 10.3.9.

Whilst connected via VNC, to move between accounts on the B&W I log off from the account I am using from the Apple menu, then select & log on to the new account from the login window. This works, but each time I log off (as a user on the B&W) I get the following error message: “Could not connect to server 192.168.1.2:5900 Connection refused: connect()”. I then reconnect to the VNC Server via COTVNC & get the B&W’s login window, from which I can then logon to the next account.

I have scoured the forum (thanks, many great posts which helped me to get working so far) but I cannot decide if this is a problem or the expected behaviour. My thought would be that the system server should be completely independant of each user login but then I know very little!

Any thoughts appreciated.

Darren

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This is expected (if slightly undesirable) behavior. MacOS X requires that all processes that have registered with the Window Server shut down when a user logs out. This includes Vine Server.

The System Server includes a small piece that restarts the Vine Server after it shuts down, but in the interim it must close connections and becomes briefly unavailable.

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Hi Jonathon

Thanks for that. Not totally desirable no, but I’m happy that I have my installation working as expected & anyway, it’s only a minor inconvenience to log back in again.

Thanks

Darren