[possible bug] service_commandline= -sc_prompt

[yts_jim]

i have noticed (through user comments about scprompt not working in service mode) that the following appears not to work properly on all computers ...

[Situation]
Winvnc 1.0.8.2, fresh install on fresh winxp sp3 install (VMware snapshot)
installed as service,
viewer started locally in listen mode,
ultravnc.ini [admin] section contains the following:

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service_commandline= -sc_prompt -autoreconnect -connect 127.0.0.1::5500

this creates the connection, but doesn't finish creating the remote (loopback) desktop.

but ...

when ultravnc.ini [admin] section contains the following:

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service_commandline= -autoreconnect -connect 127.0.0.1::5500

it works fine (but doesn't make a prompt on the viewer side of the connection)

can anyone confirm this ???

[YY]

Yes. I can repeat and confirm the problem you found.

In fact, this issue had been reported by another user Sainsuper last year, when the UVNC is at the stage of 1.0.6.x, and that post had been removed when 1.0.6.x became outdated, yet this problem is still not solved.

In another thread Sainsuper had mentioned this problem again, you can take a look of his/her finding for a reference.

[post=60040][/post]

[JDaus]

bump ... so its not forgotten

[Sainsuper]

I have made many many test with ultravnc with all options and i confirm this problem.

The solution is using a recompiled version of ultravnc 1.0.8.2 from PGmoney(thanks Him). It works.

you can download it from chunkvnc too.

Regard
SainSuper

[supercoe]

Since this bug is confirmed should it be stickied?

[JDaus]

I chatted with rudi briefly about, the answer was something along these lines:

• sc_prompt was designed to mimic the sc app, and therefore would only be used in usermode
  in usermode, no switching of desktops is required, as the application is initiated in the desktop that needs to be displayed.
  so by using the sc_prompt in servicemode, you end up displaying the desktop of the user that starts the service (system), which doesn't have a desktop.

hope that makes sense, and I believe I convinced rudi to fix the problem ... we shall see