Linux desktop access via VNC
Here is a quick guide on how to access to the login02 via VNC
Log in to Prospero
Run the command
flight desktop start
This will generate a session and display session information such as port, password and display number.
As the ports are restricted for Prospero a SSH tunnel is required to access the VNC session. This can easily be done in MobaXterm or a regular terminal in MacOSX with the following command.
ssh -L <Port>:prospero.ljmu.ac.uk:<Port> <Username>@prospero.ljmu.ac.uk -p 10022
Once logged in again with your details you can open up your choice of VNC viewer. In my example, I use TigerVNC as it has a portable executable and doesn’t require admin rights.
Put in localhost:<Display>
It will prompt you for a password this will be the password that is shown the image above.