I found the problem, or should I say, a previous writer pointed me to the right place. when I started my vncserver :1 -geometry and so on, created the session under root, so when I tried to vncviewer, I had to use I think the -u parameter, to log on under root. Yep, I know I shouldn't(work under root that is) but it's my home system, so I take some chances -----Original Message----- From: fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Tim Waugh Sent: Saturday, February 07, 2004 7:20 PM To: fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Vncviewer won't start On Sat, Feb 07, 2004 at 12:28:54PM -0500, Roberto Mason wrote: > When i log on as root and run vncviewer <ip-address>:1, I connect to my > vncserver, but if i log on to my workstation as user and run vncviewer, I > get the logon prompt, I enter the password, and nothing happens. Any idea > where the problem could be. I checked the permissions on vncviewer, Everyone > has execute turned on If by 'the logon prompt' you mean the VNC dialog box asking you for a password, I expect that you typed in the wrong password. Unfortunately there is no 'wrong password' dialog box (I think that's in bugzilla). Check .xsession-errors. Tim. */
