2 errors with TigerVNC server

Altiris · 08-19-2013, 07:39 PM

I am currently having 2 errors while having setup TigerVNC server. The server works and is operable at least with the first error. The first error shows up whenever I restart the vncserver service.

Code:

Starting VNC server: 1:tom xauth: (stdin):1:  bad display name "computer1:1" in "add" command

tom is my username and computer1 is my hostname. Anyone know how to fix this?

The other error I receive is a "Connection refused 111" error whenever I try connecting to my VNC after I add the "-localhost" command in the vncservers.conf file as so

Code:

VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 800x600 -localhost"

I have port forwarded the port 5901 for my user and when I remove the -localhost it works again. The -localhost enables an SSH tunnel.
(http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Se...bb301ea0038a26)

Doug G · 08-19-2013, 11:59 PM

First, the -localhost option tells the vnc server to ONLY accept connections from localhost, i.e. your local machine. So don't use that startup option if you want to connect from other computers. The option is primarily there for port tunneling like with ssh.

And for whatever it's worth on my Fedora machine I use VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1024x700" not VNCSERVERARGS[1]

Altiris · 08-21-2013, 10:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doug G

First, the -localhost option tells the vnc server to ONLY accept connections from localhost, i.e. your local machine. So don't use that startup option if you want to connect from other computers. The option is primarily there for port tunneling like with ssh.

And for whatever it's worth on my Fedora machine I use VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1024x700" not VNCSERVERARGS[1]

If I were to keep that -localhost command then VPN to the computer would that allow me to use VNC? However I get an error whenever enabling the -localhost.