The way I do it is just by typing: #vncserver -depth 16 -geometry 800x600 -name MyVNCDesktop then it asks for a password is this is the first time, other wise #vncpasswd So, it asks again for the password. I never had to start the service. Regards, Ossama Khayat > -----Original Message----- > From: William Hooper [mailto:whooper@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 4:03 PM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: VNCserver not starting > > > Nick Lindsell said: > [snip] > > I'm not getting any clues about why vncserver will not start > > and the man page is a bit brief - does anyone have any pointers > > on where to look? > > In addition to the password suggestion, VNC logs messages to ~/.vnc/ > > -- > William Hooper > > > > -- > Shrike-list mailing list > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list