Re: VNCserver not starting due to errors

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On Tue, 8 Oct 2013, Frank Cox wrote:

> On Tue, 8 Oct 2013 16:56:39 -0500 (CDT)
> Gilbert Sebenste wrote:
>
>
>> I get to part 2.4, and when I start the vncservice, I get
>> this error message:
>>
>> Starting VNC server: 1:blah Invalid null command.
>> if: Expression Syntax.
>> A VNC server is already running as :1
>> else: endif not found.
>>                                                             [FAILED]
>
> Where do you get an "if" and "else" in the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file?
>
> All you really need is one line.  For example, here is  what it says
> in /etc/sysconfig/vncservers on one system that I log into all the time:
>
> VNCSERVERS="1:frankcox"
>
> That's it and that's all, folks.  If you're trying to do something else your
> problem is with that something else, not with vncserver.

I just did this...and I get the same error message. (Shrug)

>> . I want to be on window "0", not 1.
>
> Now that is something else.  I assume that you mean you want to control the
> local desktop with vnc, right?  I have never done that myself, but running "vnc
> display 0" through google gives a lot of hits to various howtos which will
> probably get you where you're going.

OK, but first things first...I am totally stumped. My Google-fu didn't 
help on this one, either.

Gilbert

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