RE: TightVNC Server

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Thanks for the advice, but I know that - even though I'm a windows user :-)

I wasn't logged in into the GUI as root, because this is blocked in Fedora 11 by default.
I just had a console window running, which was logged in as root (su root). And after compiling and installing the vnc server, I forgot to login (the console window) as normal user before running the vncserver. That's the reason.

Normally I never work as root - not even on Windows!

But thanks!

-----Original Message-----
From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Robert L Cochran
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 9:48 PM
To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora.
Subject: Re: TightVNC Server

Phillip -- never routinely work as the root user! That is a grave 
mistake. You should do all your work as an ordinary user. Don't stay 
logged in as root habitually. I only use root to update the software on 
my machine, or to change a few settings. In the context of a workday, I 
only need to do that once or twice daily at most. If there are no 
updates available for a given day then I don't switch user to root at all.

Bob


On 08/09/2009 02:39 PM, Philip Seeger wrote:
> OK, I found out what I did wrong. I started the vncserver as root, so my xstartup file is located in /root/.vnc.
>
> But my xstartup differs from yours.
> I don't have these lines:
>
> # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
> unset SESSION_MANAGER
> exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
>
> When I try to add those lines, the vncserver won't even start up.
>
> So I started a vnc session with the standard xstartup (bash on gray background) and entered this:
> startkde&
>
> The gray background color changed to the KDE blue and the Fedora startup animation appeared.
> But after some minutes, the animation disappeared and the console said this:
> Dry Run Mode: running im without imsettings
> Startkde: starting up...
>
> At this point the program freezes (I can cancel it by pressing Ctrl + C).
>
> It's the same thing when I add "startkde&" to my xstartup file...
>
> What's wrong here?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael D. Setzer II [mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 11:19 PM
> To: Philip Seeger
> Subject: Re: TightVNC Server
>
> On 8 Aug 2009 at 15:47, Philip Seeger wrote:
>
> From:           	"Philip Seeger"<philip@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:             	"'Michael D. Setzer II'"<mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject:        	RE: TightVNC Server
> Date sent:      	Sat, 8 Aug 2009 15:47:32 +0200
>
>    
>> "Then I edit the xstartup file and uncomment the two lines."
>>
>> I don't know if that's a dumb question, but i can't find a xstartup file?
>> I tried cd /home/USER/.vnc
>> And ls xstartup ->  No such file or directory
>>
>> Why is that??
>>
>>      
>
> First, Is USER the id of the user that you are running vncserver on?
> In my case it is.
> /home/msetzerii/.vnc
>
> Here is the contents of my xstartup.
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
> unset SESSION_MANAGER
> exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
>
> [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ]&&  exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
> [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ]&&  xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> xsetroot -solid grey
> vncconfig -iconic&
> xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop"&
> twm&
>
> The man vncserver discusses these files.
> man vncserver should show the whole file, but here are the lines in
> reference.
>
>         Several VNC-related files are found in the directory $HOME/.vnc:
>
>         $HOME/.vnc/xstartup
>                A shell script specifying X applications to be run  when  a  VNC
>                desktop is started.  If this file does not exist, then vncserver
>                will create a default xstartup script which attempts  to  launch
>                your chosen window manager.
>
>         $HOME/.vnc/passwd
>                The VNC password file.
>
>         http://www.tigervnc.org
>
>
>    
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Michael D. Setzer II [mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 3:21 PM
>> To: Philip Seeger; Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora.
>> Subject: Re: TightVNC Server
>> -----
>>
>> The Desktop sharing was using something called VINO on Fedora 10,
>> haven't looked at what Fedora 11 does with that. I use the regular vncserver.
>> Logged in as the user I run vncserver :port   (colon port).
>> Example: vncserver :50
>> That would load a vncserver session using port 5950
>> The first time it will prompt for a password for the vnc, and will create the .vnc
>> directory and the xstartup file.
>> Then I edit the xstartup file and uncomment the two lines.
>> Then I have to kill the vncserver, and run it again to have the correct desktop
>> connect.
>> I then edit the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file to start the vncserver session on
>> startup for that user on that port..
>> Also have to set the server to start under services.
>>
>> Then the session is automatcially started on boot up, and I can log into the
>> machine using vncviewer IPaddress:port
>> .
>>
>>      
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:fedora-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael D. Setzer II
>>> Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2009 2:22 PM
>>> To: Community assistance, encouragement, and advice for using Fedora.
>>> Subject: Re: TightVNC Server
>>> -----
>>>
>>> You probable need to look at the xstartup file in the .vnc (period vnc)
>>> directory in the users home directory. The file has a statement that you need
>>> to uncomment two lines to get the normal screen? Don't know why that isn't
>>> the default.
>>>
>>> The Fedora has changed to another vnc program that can be loaded by yum
>>> install vncserver, and that is what I  setup on my Fedora 11 systems.
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>>>>      What do I have to do to see a copy of the screen (as I would see it if I’d connect a
>>>>      monitor to the Fedora machine)?
>>>>
>>>>      Please make it easy, I’m new to Linux… :D
>>>>
>>>>      Thanks for any help…
>>>>
>>>>          
>>> +----------------------------------------------------------+
>>>    Michael D. Setzer II -  Computer Science Instructor
>>>    Guam Community College  Computer Center
>>>    mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>    mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx
>>>    http://www.guam.net/home/mikes
>>>    Guam - Where America's Day Begins
>>> +----------------------------------------------------------+
>>>
>>> http://setiathome.berkeley.edu (Original)
>>> Number of Seti Units Returned:  19,471
>>> Processing time:  32 years, 290 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes
>>> (Total Hours: 287,489)
>>>
>>> BOINC@HOME CREDITS
>>> SETI 8,314,905.8355 | EINSTEIN 2,806,514.5109 | ROSETTA
>>> 1,087,077.1721
>>>
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>> +----------------------------------------------------------+
>>    Michael D. Setzer II -  Computer Science Instructor
>>    Guam Community College  Computer Center
>>    mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>    mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx
>>    http://www.guam.net/home/mikes
>>    Guam - Where America's Day Begins
>> +----------------------------------------------------------+
>>
>> http://setiathome.berkeley.edu (Original)
>> Number of Seti Units Returned:  19,471
>> Processing time:  32 years, 290 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes
>> (Total Hours: 287,489)
>>
>> BOINC@HOME CREDITS
>> SETI 8,314,905.8355 | EINSTEIN 2,806,514.5109 | ROSETTA
>> 1,087,077.1721
>>
>>
>>      
>
>
> +----------------------------------------------------------+
>    Michael D. Setzer II -  Computer Science Instructor
>    Guam Community College  Computer Center
>    mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>    mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx
>    http://www.guam.net/home/mikes
>    Guam - Where America's Day Begins
> +----------------------------------------------------------+
>
> http://setiathome.berkeley.edu (Original)
> Number of Seti Units Returned:  19,471
> Processing time:  32 years, 290 days, 12 hours, 58 minutes
> (Total Hours: 287,489)
>
> BOINC@HOME CREDITS
> SETI 8,314,905.8355 | EINSTEIN 2,806,514.5109 | ROSETTA
> 1,087,077.1721
>
>
>
>    

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