I have search this board and also google for automatically start vncserver at startup. Have found a lot of problems and also solutions. However, it doesn't work on my maschine.

I have a fresh install of RedHat9. Using the gui setup guide. I have choose server install and have add X, gnome and other things I need. For my testing, I have done all tings as root!

All work fine. Runlevel is 3 (init 3). If i start vncserver by tpying 'vncserver' the service start and remote access work fine.

Now, I want to start vncserver each time redhat is starting. Thats the problem.

My steps:
- startx
- in the gui I go to System Settings -> Server Settings -> Services
- Editing Runlevel 3, activate vncserver
- At /etc/rc.d/init.d/ the vncserver file exists
- also at /etc/rc.d/rc3.d the file S91vncserver exists

During startup, is says vncserver starting ... OK
But the vncserver isn't started :-(

The vncserver logfile contains only data form my last manually start.

Another idea (found on google) was this:
- go to /etc/init.d
- create 'vncstart' file and add the text "vncserver"
- chmod a+x vncstart
- goto /etc/init.d/rc3.d
- ln -s /etc/init.d/vncstart S30vncstart

- go to /etc/init.d
- create 'vncstop' file
- add text "cvsserver -kill:1"
- chmod a+x vncstop
- goto /etc/init.d/rc3.d
- ln -s /etc/init.d/vncstop K30vncstop

Also without luck :-(

I'm new to linux, but I think it is really nice. Lot of things work fine, but vncserver doesn't like me.

I hope someone can assistance me. Thanks a lot in advance.

first of all, perhaps it would be simpler to star at runlevel 5 for x and switch to a console, then put in /etc/rc.local the command to start vncserver, rc.loal is loaded after all the other startup scripts

without luck

my rc.local contains only the two lines (and also comments):
touch /var/lock/subsys/local
vncserver

vncserver doesn't start. I have here three machines where I have trying to run vncserver automatically. Suddenly, manually start work always fine, automatic fail.

Any ideas?

I can't find any error messages. Where I have to take a look? As I mentioned, in the vncserver log file there is only the log date from the last manual start.

thx for help.

hmm, i just noticed, you have redhat, try running 'setup' at the cnsole
select 'system services'
and see if vncserver is an option, if so, checking it should allow vnc to start automatically

frieza,

thank you for your assistance.

Is there any difference between

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I tried it, but no luck on my side.