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OSXvnc: Killing the automatic process
Authored by: tlmurray23 on Oct 29, '07 12:46:18PM

I use VNC (various types) maybe once a month, usually as a server, almost never as a client. I noticed today when I was looking at my Activity Monitor that there was a process named "OSXvnc-Server" running.

There is no VNC-related startup item in my user preferences. I am guessing that some VNC package installer had placed something somewhere that starts this service on boot-up.

The one mentioned in this thread, and who now appears to be a porn site, is, oddly enough, NOT one that I use or used often. Brands I use a Chicken, Tiffany Screens (not really VNC), ScreenBoard, Spy Server, and Vine Server. I have the Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection installed but have never used it.

Anyone know how I might get rid of it? Or, which of the various VNC tools might have installed this? The point is that I don't want to waste resources on an automatically loaded process when I use it so rarely.



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OSXvnc: Killing the automatic process
Authored by: kerouassady on Oct 29, '07 02:07:41PM

VNC comes loaded on every Mac as part of Apple Remote Desktop. Make sure its not running in the Sharing preference pane.

Vine Server comes with a way to stop or start the VNC system server.



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