Hi,
I installed the vnc4server package on Etch. When launching vncserver, I
want to get a "normal" desktop environment, so I uncommented the two
lines in the ~/.vnc/xstartup file which is automatically created:
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
But anyway, all I got was the typical grey screen with the X mouse pointer.
I looked at the vncserver log, and the error reported was:
/username/.vnc/xstartup: line 5: /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: Permission denied
/username/.vnc/xstartup: line 5: exec: /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: cannot
execute: Success
Indeed, the /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc file did not have any executable bit
set by default. I did a "chmod +x" on it, and now vncserver works fine.
What I'm wondering now is:
1. How is it that I also have a Sarge machine where the same file is NOT
executable, and vncserver works fine anyway? The xinitrc file is called
from ~/.vnc/xstartup exactly like in Etch, but of course vncserver is
version 3 instead of 4.
2. is it a bad thing having an executable xinitrc?
Any ideas?
Thanks.
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Ciao,
Marco.
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