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Start x11vnc server at boot on UR controller
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  1. Execute x11vnc -storepasswd YOURPASSWORD /etc/x11vnc.pass to store your password.
  2. Edit the xsession file, which can be found in the UR robot controller at ../root/xsession.
  3. Add /usr/bin/x11vnc -xkb -noxrecord -noxfixes -noxdamage -display :0 -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc.pass -rfbport 5900 -forever -auth root -bg -o /var/log/x11vnc.log at the beginning of this file (after the #!/bin/bash line). This will start a x11 VNC server with all the necessary options to make it run in the background.

More information at: https://dof.robotiq.com/discussion/553/remote-control-of-universal-robots-user-interface

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