> -----Original Message-----
> From: Craig White
> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 9:10 PM
> Subject: Re: VNC local/remote
>
> -----
> I note the addition of $ARGS - this time without
> braces...didn't matter - still won't work - it returns an error...
>
> # service vncserver start
> Starting VNC server: 1:craig -c: missing argument
> /etc/init.d/vncserver: line 31: su craig -c "cd ~craig && [ -f
> .vnc/passwd ] && vncserver :1 -geometry 1024x768 ": No such file or
> directory
I know... but the above should have worked.
FWIW: This is what I use to add arguments for starting vncserver...
1) Added the following line to /etc/sysconfig/vncserver. This variable
assignment could be placed in the init script itself.
VNC_ARGS="-geometry 1024x768 -depth 16"
2) In /etc/init.d/vncserver, I added the $VNC_ARGS to the su call. Looks
identical to what you posted.
start() {
echo -n $"Starting $prog: "
ulimit -S -c 0 >/dev/null 2>&1
RETVAL=0
for display in ${VNCSERVERS}
do
echo -n "${display} "
unset BASH_ENV ENV
initlog $INITLOG_ARGS -c \
"su ${display##*:} -c \"cd ~${display##*:} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ]
&& vncserver :${display%%:*} ${VNC_ARGS}\""
RETVAL=$?
[ "$RETVAL" -ne 0 ] && break
done
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && success $"vncserver startup" || \
failure $"vncserver start"
echo
[ "$RETVAL" -eq 0 ] && touch /var/lock/subsys/vncserver
}
3) Now start vnc...
[root@voyager init.d]# ./vncserver start
Starting VNC server: 1:scowles [ OK ]
[root@voyager init.d]#
4) To verify... check the process stack... Note the inclusion of the
-geometry and -depth arguments.
[root@voyager init.d]# ps auwwx | grep Xvnc
scowles 20494 0.1 1.5 4660 2924 pts/1 S 09:32 0:00 Xvnc :1
-desktop X -httpd /usr/share/vnc/classes -auth /home/scowles/.xauthbQM1zD
-geometry 1024x768 -depth 16 -rfbwait 120000 -rfbauth
/home/scowles/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5901 -fp unix/:7100
see below
>
> And to answer your first question...yours has been the only
> response so far...
>
> ;-(
>
> I have beaten this thing to death and I really want to
> understand why I can't make it work. If I eliminate the $ARGS
> variable completely...I still can't put the arguments into
> that line without causing the error...
> for example...
>
> "su ${display##*:} -c \"cd ~${display##*:} && [ -f .vnc/passwd ] && \
> vncserver :${display%%:*} -geometry 1024x768\""
You've got other problems if the above did not work . Possibly path related.
A good debugging tool I use is to set -x on your init script and watch what
happens. i.e. Change the first line of /etc/init.d/vncserver from:
#!/bin/bash
to:
#!/bin/bash -x
Now start vncserver manually by typing:
# cd /etc/init.d
# ./vncserver start
reams of output should point you in the right direction.
Good Luck!
Steve Cowles
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