tightvnc as different user.

xushi · 05-17-2005, 12:54 PM

I'm trying to set up TightVNC so that i can access the machine as a user different than root. But for some reason i can't figure out how..

I've edited vncserver, to modify the line

Code:

VNCSERVERS="1:xushi"

And when i try and run vncserver from user root, i get the error

Code:

vncserver: The USER environment variable is not set.

I'm not sure what i'm missing here.. =/
Thanks.

dugas · 05-20-2005, 01:55 AM

start the vnc as other user. When you connect, it will connect as that user.

xushi · 05-20-2005, 12:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dugas
start the vnc as other user. When you connect, it will connect as that user.

sorry, i meant to say that when i execute the commend in any other user than root, i get

Code:

vncserver: The USER environment variable is not set.

But i think that's because it didn't like me using
su - myuser
instead of actually logging in with the user.

But, as root it works, as any other user, i get the following error now

Code:

$ vncserver
Couldn't start Xvnc; trying default font path.
Please set correct fontPath in the vncserver script.
Couldn't start Xvnc process.

_XSERVTransSocketCreateListener: failed to bind listener
_XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to create listener for local

Fatal server error:
Failed to establish all listening sockets
_XSERVTransSocketCreateListener: failed to bind listener
_XSERVTransSocketUNIXCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed
_XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: failed to create listener for local

Fatal server error:
Failed to establish all listening sockets

xushi · 05-21-2005, 04:58 AM

Bump.. =/

Anyone?

It runs fine as root, but not as any other user, complains about the font path.. Not sure what to do.