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Re: VNC, Transparently
This is exactly what I am trying to do on Red Hat 9.0, but I am having trouble finding what the window manager is called for BlueCurve. Anyone know?
I want each of my user accounts to be able to fire up a VNC connection and and be asked for their username and password.
Has anyone gotten this to work in RH9.0?
I had access to my root account via RH7.2, but my hard drive blew up and I am forced to rebuild everything. :(
Send me a Private Message if you can help.
Re: VNC, Transparently
I got this to work with RH9.0.
I did have to change .xstartup and .xsession though.
.xstartup:
#!/bin/sh
gnome-session &
and chmod u+x that file.
.xsession:
#!/bin/sh
exec vncviewer -truecolour -passwd $HOME/.vnc/passwd -fullscreen localhost:1
and chmod u+x that file also.
You are probably using Gnome as your window manager or KDE. BlueCurve is just a theme.
Jeff
Re: VNC, Transparently on SUSE ?
Hi
I've recently installed vnc on SUSE and would like to automate the vncserver startup when the system boots / reboots.
I have notice some differences in the files referenced in this article re: Red Hat and SUSE. Could someoen suggest a script for me for SUSE and where to put it etc etc?
Gianni
ps. I have only recently begun using Linux so I am pretty unfamiliar with it
Re: VNC, Transparently, at boot
Anybody know how to load vnc @boot without the redhat scripts I'm using gentoo, /etc/conf.d/local looks like:
start-stop-daemon --start --chuid root:root --exec /usr/bin/vncserver -- :1
vncserver starts and I can connect I see the windowmanager (fluxbox) but cant launch any apps! no errors are recorede because when vncserver starts (from local, after xdm) it says it's trying to log to //.vnc/host.domain:1.log ... this path is missing "root" or the name of the user... since I specified --chuid i dont get it. I searched allover, tried to mod the vncserver.init script to work with gentoo... no dice yet.
Re: VNC, Transparently, at boot
If you are using the standard perl script, it uses username and home environment variables during startup. If you are root trying to start it for some one else you will have problems with your environment.
Re: VNC, Transparently
How do I change my window manager to KDE, I'm not real sure
Re: VNC, Transparently
Has anyone made this work with a non-Redhat distribution? I'm using Gentoo Linux and the init.d and sysconfig stuff wasn't included with the vnc install. I've downloaded the RedHat .rpm file and extracted the files, modified them to the best of my knowledge but there are just too many differences between RedHat and my distribution.
Re: VNC, Transparently
You are right the /etc/rc.d/init.d/vncserver and /etc/sysconfig/vncservers files only exist on redhat based machines. I had to write my own startup script. The principle still applies though. You could write your own or convert Redhat. I wrote mine for a company so I can't disclose it.
Re: VNC, Transparently
Just emerge vnc or tightvnc and follow the instructions.
Instead of changing your $HOME/.xsession, add a file named "vnc" or similar to your /etc/X11/Sessions, containing "vncviewer -passwd $HOME/.vnc/passwd -fullscreen localhost:1". Make sure it is read- and executable by everyone!
Restart your window-manager and choose "vnc" as session-type.
Re: VNC, Transparently
I use Gentoo at home and a combination of Solaris, NT, W2k, and Cygwin at work. You should be able to just type
emerge -s vnc
and install one of the resulting packages in the usual manner. I have had sucess with TightVNC at home and connecting to this machine via ssh port-forwarding from work sites.
Re: VNC, Transparently
Has anyone made this work with a non-Redhat distribution?yes, in fact i just [remotely!] installed it on my trusty potato server (a.k.a. Debian GNU/Linux 2.2), and was able to execute it and connect from the windoze client without any problems.
if you're having trouble with GenToo, however, i would suggest compiling the source files from the official VNC site (now owned by AT&T) at http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/download.htmlpeace-p
Re: VNC, Transparently
Has anyone else experienced kdm crashing on vnc? I have redhat 7.1 - I get "The application KDE Splash Screen (ksplash) crashed and caused the signal 11 (SIGCEGV)." Further investigation allows me to get a window using twm but starting kedit or other kde programs causes a signal 11...It's kde 2.1.1. kde works fine on the console.
Re: VNC, Transparently
Got the same error.
(also on RH7.1 & KDE 2.1.1)
(vnc-server-3.3.3r2-14 from the standard RH distro)
tvm works fine
vnc log says:
QImage::color: Index 0 out of range
QImage::color: Index 255 out of range
QImage::color: Index 255 out of range
QImage::color: Index 255 out of range
QImage::color: Index 0 out of range
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = ksplash path =
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
Server has no DPMS extension
knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libsoundserver_idl.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or direct
ory
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
QSocketNotifier: Multiple socket notifiers for same socket 6 and type read
Could not dlopen library knotify.la: libsoundserver_idl.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No existe el fichero o el direct
orio
knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libsoundserver_idl.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or direct
ory
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
Could not dlopen library knotify.la: libsoundserver_idl.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No existe el fichero o el direct
orio
knotify: error while loading shared libraries: libsoundserver_idl.so.0: cannot load shared object file: No such file or direct
ory
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kwin path =
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
KCrash: crashing.... crashRecursionCounter = 2
KCrash: Application Name = kicker path =
Xlib: extension "RENDER" missing on display ":1.0".
What is the RENDER clause?
Where can I remove the libsoundserver_idl.so.0 clause (there is no sound on the linux box its a Dell PowerEdge 2500) ?
Re: VNC, Transparently
The -depth clause on /etc/sysconfig/vncservers works with me!
Thanks!
Re: VNC, Transparently
Add "-depth 24" to ARGS
ie:
ARGS="-depth 24 -geometry 800x600 -alwaysshared"
Re: VNC, Transparently
yes, but wouldn't that [vastly] increase VNC's network load?
and if i set the 24-bit ARG you speak of, will that be overridden by the "Restrict pixels to 8-bit" option?
(i'm having the same KDE apps crashing problem running potato)
Re: VNC, Transparently
I am using Redhat 7.1 and the vnc. I would like to access the X Desktop from a windows machine and run some java apps. I am able to do this as root but when I start vncserver as a normal user and login using vncviewer I don't get the terminal screen or the java app that I start using a startup script. Please advice. Thanking you in advance,
Shan.
VNC Transparently
I 've just start vncserver on Linux system like this
-service vncserver start
-vncpasswd
-vncserver
after that i edit xstartup file in order to user can log to KDE enviroment like this
#!/bin/sh
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
startkde &
And then: I reboot system
After that , I using VNC client on window platform to log on to VNCserver.
It was running.
But i can't run any terminal or any application
Is there any body can help me
Thanks
Re: apps not working
Comment these lines in your xstartup file to run terminals/apps in KDE:
#[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
#xsetroot -solid grey
#vncconfig -iconic &
#xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
Faster VNC
A better protocol, tight VNC, exists as well. Completely compatible with VNC (same configuration files and the same executable names).
Look at http://www.tightvnc.com.
Re: Faster VNC
tight vnc came standard on my Mandrake 8.2 install.
Re: VNC, Transparently
A correction to this article. In the section that titled What's Happening?, the sentence that stays "As it starts up, the VNC server reads the .xsession file in your home directory" should say ""As it starts up, the VNC server reads the .vnc/xstartup file in your home directory".
--Jeremy Impson
Re: VNC, Transparently
I use another way to suspend my session. Instead of Ctl-Alt-Backspace, I choose the ``Quit viewer" from the VNC pop-up menu. This exits the viewer and returns me to the gdm logon.