Vncserver not working / starting

techtalk · 06-10-2009, 01:35 PM

Everything was working fine. I could do vnc an all. One fine day it just stops.

Information below

vncserver
xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "xxx-linuxdesk:2" in "add" command

New 'apchitra-linuxdesk:2 (xxx)' desktop is xxx-linuxdesk:2

Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /root/.vnc/xxx-linuxdesk:2.log

LOG File

Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.3
Copyright (C) 2002-2008 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 10502000,

Wed Jun 10 11:22:28 2009
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5902
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
expected keysym, got XF86Info: line 914 of inet
Warning: Tried to connect to session manager, Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
~

/etc/init.d/vncserver start
Starting VNC server: no displays configured [FAILED]

VNC Config

#!/bin/sh

vncconfig -iconic &
# 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 $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
exec gnome-session &

unixmen · 06-10-2009, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by techtalk

Everything was working fine. I could do vnc an all. One fine day it just stops.

Information below

vncserver
xauth: (stdin):1: bad display name "xxx-linuxdesk:2" in "add" command

New 'apchitra-linuxdesk:2 (xxx)' desktop is xxx-linuxdesk:2

Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /root/.vnc/xxx-linuxdesk:2.log

LOG File

Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.3
Copyright (C) 2002-2008 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 10502000,

Wed Jun 10 11:22:28 2009
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5902
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
expected keysym, got XF86Info: line 914 of inet
Warning: Tried to connect to session manager, Authentication Rejected, reason : None of the authentication protocols specified are supported and host-based authentication failed
~

/etc/init.d/vncserver start
Starting VNC server: no displays configured [FAILED]

VNC Config

#!/bin/sh

vncconfig -iconic &
# 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 $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
exec gnome-session &

Try this Link
http://www.unixmen.com/linux-tutoria...-centosrhel-5x

techtalk · 06-10-2009, 03:51 PM

That link was helpful. I can now login through vnc client. But I donot get my desktop, I just get "one" plain shell (which is not my actual desktop). Its just like vnc to the machine and no the desktop.