My xstartup looked nearly the same. I uncommented the exec... line earlier and just now uncommented the unset... line. After rebooting (and restarting vncserver) and closing the firewall it came up just the way I expected it to. Now, how can I configure the firewall to accept vnc connections without turning it off? And how can I get vncserver to start on boot?
What has been discussed so far is how to create a VNC connection to a new virtual desktop (thus the :1 in the display name).
I think what you are looking for is how to control your console X11 desktop from a remote machine. This can be done with a small change to your X11 config.
In your Section "Module", include the following:
# Load the REALVnc module Load "vnc"
Then, later on in your Section "Screen", you will need a line like:
Option "passwordFile" "/root/.vnc/passwd"
This should allow to to connect to your :0 X11 display and control it via VNC.
I thought I heard once that I don't need a VNC client to do this as X11 will do it if it is configured correctly. Is this a correct statement or am I required to use a client?
-- Kevin J. Cummings kjchome@xxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
