Sorry for top posting, this is the only option that the phone allow. If the host is running a X server you can use -X option with ssh. $ ssh -X user@host And start virt-manager to manage the VMs. On Oct 20, 2013 11:40 AM, "Larry Martell" <larry.martell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Saturday, October 19, 2013, Earl Ramirez wrote: > > > On Sat, 2013-10-19 at 21:18 -0600, Larry Martell wrote: > > > On Saturday, October 19, 2013, Earl Ramirez wrote: > > > > > > > On Sat, 2013-10-19 at 17:23 -0600, Larry Martell wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Oct 19, 2013 at 4:56 PM, Larry Martell < > > larry.martell@xxxxxxxxx > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > I had posted last week about trying to get VNC working. I was > never > > > > > > successful nor were multiple admins. But we realized that all the > > > > hosts we > > > > > > tried on were VMs. We followed the same procedure ( > > > > > > http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server) on a machine with > > physical > > > > HW > > > > > > and it worked with no problem. But on the VM I can connect, but I > > > > don't get > > > > > > any window displayed. Here is what is in the log: > > > > > > > > > > > > Sat Oct 19 18:39:55 2013 > > > > > > vncext: VNC extension running! > > > > > > vncext: Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), > > port > > > > 5902 > > > > > > vncext: created VNC server for screen 0 > > > > > > GNOME_KEYRING_SOCKET=/tmp/keyring-Y6Tg3c/socket > > > > > > SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/tmp/keyring-Y6Tg3c/socket.ssh > > > > > > GNOME_KEYRING_PID=19728 > > > > > > Failed to play sound: File or data not found > > > > > > > > > > > > ** (nm-applet:19775): WARNING **: <WARN> request_name(): Could > not > > > > > > acquire the NetworkManagerUserSettings service. > > > > > > Error: (9) Connection ":1.552" is not allowed to own the > service > > > > > > "org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerUserSettings" due to security > > policies > > > > in > > > > > > the configuration file > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Googling that error I found this: > > > > > https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=63576 and I followed > the > > > > advice > > > > > there. Now I don't get that error, but I still get no display. Now > > all I > > > > > get in the log is this: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 19/10/2013 07:14:27 PM [IPv6] Got connection from client > > > > > ::ffff:10.250.151.75 > > > > > 19/10/2013 07:14:27 PM other clients: > > > > > 19/10/2013 07:14:27 PM Client Protocol Version 3.7 > > > > > 19/10/2013 07:14:27 PM Advertising security type 2 > > > > > 19/10/2013 07:14:28 PM Client returned security type 2 > > > > > > > > > > My xstartup file is identical on the VM and the physical host. > > > > > > > > > > Does anyone out there have VNC working on a VM? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 19/10/2013 06:39:59 PM Autoprobing TCP port in (all) network > > interface > > > > > > 19/10/2013 06:39:59 PM Listening IPv{4,6}://*:5900 > > > > > > 19/10/2013 06:39:59 PM Autoprobing selected port 5900 > > > > > > 19/10/2013 06:39:59 PM Advertising authentication type: 'VNC > > > > > > Authentication' (2) > > > > > > 19/10/2013 06:39:59 PM Advertising security type: 'VNC > > Authentication' > > > > (2) > > > > > > > > > > > > (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:19796): GLib-GObject-WARNING > > **: > > > > > > cannot regster existing type `_PolkitError' > > > > > > > > > > > > (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:19796): GLib-CRITICAL **: > > > > > > g_once_init_leave: assertion `initialization_value != 0' failed > > > > > > Initializing nautilus-gdu extension > > > > > > Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension > > > > > > > > > > > > ** (gnome-panel:19761): CRITICAL **: > > > > panel_applet_frame_change_background: > > > > > > assertion `PANEL_IS_WIDGET (GTK_WIDGET (frame)->parent)' failed > > > > > > > > > > > > (polkit-gnome-authentication-agent-1:19796): > polkit-gnome-1-WARNING > > > > **: No > > > > > > icon for themed icon with name 'preferences-system-network-proxy' > > > > > > Window manager warning: Buggy client sent a _NET_ACTIVE_WINDOW > > message > > > > > > with a timestamp of 0 for 0x2c00003 (Authentica) > > > > From the KVM Guest, under "Show Virtual Hardware Detail", I change > the > > type from VNC to Spice from the Display option, which was "Display VNC" > > prior to the change. > > > My only access to the host is via ssh so I don't think I can do that. > > > > > > You don't have to make the change if you don't want to as I was able to > > connect to the KVM Guest after it was started with the following command > > and the Display was configured for VNC: > > $ sudo virsh start KVM_Guest > > > > Once there is no sessions for the KVM that you are connecting to, you > > will be fine. > > > > I'll try that tomorrow. > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@xxxxxxxxxx http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos