If you start VNC server as a service, what user will it be run as? And, does that user have an entry in /etc/passwd that specifies the shell correctly and not as /sbin/nologin, or /bin/false. It makes sense to start VNC server as a real user as below... Ryan -----Original Message----- From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Reuben D. Budiardja Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 1:16 PM To: General Red Hat Linux discussion list Subject: Re: VNC not working On Wednesday 18 August 2004 11:50, kenwardc wrote: > Hi Wade > > Nope! Got in using telnet. Went to /etc/rc.d/rc3.d and manually > started the service. Said OK. Went to vnc viewer and instantly got the > "Failed..." message again. Had a look at firewall and all seems fine > in the log. I never start vncserver as service. So elaborating what Wade was saying: 1. login to box as your own user 2. Type 'vncserver' and put in new password for VNC session when asked. It will then tell you the X display number for that session, assuming you're the first one who tried vncserver in your box, it will be 1 3. From another machine that has vncviewer, point the viewer to <your vnc_server IP>:1 put in password. HTH RDB -- Reuben D. Budiardja Dept. Physics and Astronomy University of Tennesse, Knoxville, TN -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.12 GIT/M/MU/P/S d-(++) s: a-- C++(+++) UL++++ P-- L+++>++++ E- W+++ N+ o? K- w--- !O M- V? !PS !PE Y PGP- t+ 5 X R- tv+ b++>+++ DI D(+) G e++>++++ h+(*) r++ y->++++ ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
