On Fri, Aug 15, 2003 at 08:45:04 -0400, Johann Koenig wrote: > However, now when I start vncserver with: > vncserver :1 -geometry 800x600 -alwaysshared > it does not source my .xinitrc > > All I get is a blank X desktop, not even an xterm. Is there a way to > specify commands to run when I start it? I've read the vncserver and > Xvnc man pages. I tried tacking it onto the end of the command line, but > then it just died instantly with no error messages.
You can try to add the following line to your .vncrc: $vncStartup = "$ENV{HOME}/.xinitrc"; In my case, I want a different startup script from the normal one, so I have: $vncStartup = "$ENV{HOME}/.vnc/xstartup"; HTH, -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> - 100% validated HTML - Acorn Risc PC, Yellow Pig 17, Championnat International des Jeux Mathématiques et Logiques, TETRHEX, etc. Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]