run vnc-server as other user in rc.local
 

Hi,

When I use the following commands in a bash shell it works but not in rc.local:

su jvdbossc (freshly user)
vncserver -name Earthling -depth 16 -geometry 1024x768

The meaning of this would be to be able to vnc to a user destkop so I can use evolution email (ximian gnome desktop is running in a vnc session when I start the vnc-server)

Red hat 7.3 just stops and says no job control... at boot.

When I point to another executable file ./emailvnc and use the same commands the rc.local gets into the ./emailvnc file but nothing seems to happen exept that it changes to user jvdbossc.

(the vncserver command seems not to be executing. I changed the ./emailvnc with chown jvdbossc emailvnc


nothing seems to work, but i would like to use the desktop as normal user..;

Any ideas would be appreciated

txxs

allright, what you need to do is put this in your rc.local file

su - username -c "vncserver"

after vncserver, you can add whatever options you want

before putting this in your rc.local file, login as username and run vncserver and it will ask for a password, type in the password, then put that line above in your rc.local file

ok
 

this suggestion is working!

txs