Gray Screen instead of login screen
Hi, I have just successfully installed vnc as a service on a RH7.1 server using xinetd. However, I am unable to see the login screen and only get a gray screen. I run the service as nobody and am not sure what is the problem as on the server itself my init level is 5 and I use Gnome. Could somebody tell me if I need to specify the xstartup file or something and how to do it? Any other suggestions / comments will also be thankfully accepted. TIA! Cheers Pramodh - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: Gray Screen instead of login screen
Pardon my ignorance, but how do I know if my Xserver is accepting connections? Thanks, Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Norberto Bensa [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 23. Oktober 2001 10:29 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Re: Gray Screen instead of login screen > > From: "Rao Pramodh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 5:13 AM > > > > > > Any other suggestions / comments will also be thankfully accepted. > > > > Is your X server accepting connections? > > > Regards, > Norberto > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: Gray Screen instead of login screen
Hi Lonnie, I think you need to set your /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess to allow all hosts and then it works. What you need to do is something like this: Comment out #* CHOOSER BROADCAST #any indirect host can get a chooser and turn on * #any host can get a login window and then you must be ready to go. Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Dienstag, 23. Oktober 2001 14:48 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: Norberto Bensa > Betreff: Re: Gray Screen instead of login screen > > Hi all, > > I tried this but did not see the 177/udp or 177/tcp XDMCP listed for the > Xserver. > > How do we go about opening the port ? > > Cheers, > Lonnie > > Quoting Norberto Bensa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > Pardon my ignorance, but how do I know if my Xserver is accepting > > > connections? > > > > > > > su -c "nmap -sU localhost", look for 177/udp XDMCP > > > > Regards, > > Norberto > > - > > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > > - > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: VNC, xinted, and multiple users
Hi Mike,
I think these steps should set you up to it.
1. Edit /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf to enable XDMCP.
To do this, go to the section
[xdmcp]
and set
Enable=1
2. In the /etc/services file add
vnc 5951/tcp
3. In the /etc/xinetd.d create a file called vnc as follows:
service vnc
{
flags = REUSE
socket_type = stream
port= 5951
wait= no
user= nobody
server = /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
server_args = -inetd -desktop gnome -broadcast -once -ac
-geometry 1024x768 -depth 8 -rfbwait 12 -rfbport 5951 -httpport 5851 -co
/usr/lib/X11/rgb
}
4. run init 3 and init 5 to restart your xsession.
Please keep in mind that the port 177 should be open.
You can verify this by running netstat -nap > netstat.out as root and
verifying for this.
You should look for something like this in netstat.out
OR using this su -c "nmap -sU localhost", look for 177/udp XDMCP.
Then you should be able to login using your vncviewer yourmachine:51.
HTH,
Cheers
Pramodh
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> Von: Mike Morrell [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 25. Oktober 2001 17:38
> An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Betreff: VNC, xinted, and multiple users
>
> Can anyone please summarize again the steps to setup VNC to launch with
> xinetd on linux. I have had some troubles in the past getting it to work
> fully.
>
> I also had a related question. When I do run VNC using xinetd, does VNC
> use
> the vnc startup script and password from the home directory for the user
> it is
> running as (as specified in the xinetd.d config for vnc) or does it get it
> from some default location? Is it possible then to assign different ports
> for
> users to log into their specific accounts? Or, is there any easy way to
> get
> vnc on launch to prompt for the account to log into?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
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AW: XDM/KDM & Redhat 7.2
Hi, Try the -broadcast option and check if it works. Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Mike Gehl [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Freitag, 26. Oktober 2001 19:09 > An: VNC > Betreff: XDM/KDM & Redhat 7.2 > > I need help launching Xvnc when a RedHat 7.2 server boots. Once booted I > need > the vncviewer connection to see the KDM login screen. I've managed to get > a > XDM login to appear by editing /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers file. > > :0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X > :1 local /usr/bin/Xvnc :1 -rfbauth /root/.vnc/passwd > > This allows me to connect and log in to KDE via XDM, but as soon as I log > out > of KDE, XDM dies and I get a grey background with the X cursor. > > Also tried the -query localhost option but it just gives me the grey > background. > > Does anyone have a config that works? Thanks. > > -MG > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
Gnome and Plain X on the same machine with vnc and xinetd
Hi All, I would like to give the users something like this. Gnome running when they connect to port 5951 Plain X like tvm running when they connect to port 5952. I start my vncserver as a service on these ports. (No Problem). Could somebody suggest a way to do this? I do not want the user to have a choice thru his login screen to be able to change the display as this is pretty troublesome with loging in 2 times. Alternatively, can it be done that I define vt8(in gdm.conf) for plain X and have the service use this and all the logins are not on default vt7, but on vt8? All suggestions/comments/hints will ge greatly appreciated. TIA! Cheers Pramodh - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: I didn't succeed to install tightVNC ;-(
hi, First uninstall the packages mentioned and reinstall the tightvnc. Alternatively, if you want both running, try to make the install from the downloads available in tar.gz format from the tightvnc homepage. You should be able to install it in a different location then. Just add this to your path and it should be ok. HTH Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: root [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Freitag, 9. November 2001 11:47 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: I didn't succeed to install tightVNC ;-( > > Hello, > > I just downloaded TightVNC 1.2.1 and tried to install it on a machine > with Red Hat 7.1: > > rpm -ivh vnc-3.3.3r2+tight1.2.1-1.i386.rpm > > I had this error: > > file /usr/bin/vncviewer from install of vnc-3.3.3r2+tight1.2.1-1 conflicts > with file from package vnc-3.3.3r2-14 > file /usr/share/man/man1/vncviewer.1.gz from install of > vnc-3.3.3r2+tight1.2.1-1 conflicts with file from package vnc-3.3.3r2-14 > > Help me please > > my best regards, > massimiliano > > --- > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: Can you have Linux start multiple user's servers on boot?
Hi Chad, You could use a command llike su -c "vncserver -geometry 1024x768 -name gnome :1 su -c "vncserver -geometry 800x640 -name gnome :2 in your inittab to be able to run at boot up. Alternatively you could make it a service under the user nobody and give the people a logon screen so you could have more users connected and each has his own environment. You need to enable xdmcp in gdm or whatever X11 server you use. Set the ipv4 packet forwarding in your rc.local. Add the port number for the tcp in your services file. Create a script in xinetd.d as myvnc or something. Restart your xinetd and you should be able to use the service now which is started under nobody. Let me know if you need more info on this. HTH Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Chad Flynt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Freitag, 16. November 2001 00:09 > An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Betreff: Can you have Linux start multiple user's servers on boot? > > In other words. When the system boots up is there a way to have it start > 2 > different user's VNC Servers automatically? I know you can have VNC > startup > automatically as a service but that starts it as Root if I am not > mistaken. > I want 2 different users that have 2 different passwords automatically > start > on boot. Anyone know how I can do this? I am not a Linux GURU but with > help can walk myself through it. > > Thanks for any response. > > Chad Flynt > Remote Communications > jack henry & associates > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
Starting vncserver for more than one user on linux
Hi, I would automatically like to start the vncserver for "n" users on a linux machine everytime the system reboots. I would like to do it as follows: root user1 .. usern I tried to write a script that su the username and starts the vncserver with a command like this su - user1 vncserver -name gnome :1 I got an error saying invalid su options. Does anybody know how to do this so that the users on this Linux server have their sessions at any point of time. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance Pramodh = Pramodh Rao Informatiker Derendinger AG Industriestrasse 8 8305 Dietlikon Tel : +41 1 805 24 58 Fax : +41 1 805 22 66 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage : www.derendinger.ch = - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
Re: Starting vncserver for more than one user on linux
Hi Jaap, Thanks a lot for your help. It works perfectly. Cheers Pramodh = Pramodh Rao Informatiker Derendinger AG Industriestrasse 8 8305 Dietlikon Tel : +41 1 805 24 58 Fax : +41 1 805 22 66 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage : www.derendinger.ch = - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
Automatically adding a vncserver for every new user
Hi, Maybe I am a bit foolish but have just changed from the Windows to Linux. Hence, I am still a novice when it comes to managing unix/linux systems. The question is as follows: I would like to create a vncservice for every user the moment the user is created on my linux Server. The password for this user has to be read from the /etc/passwd file and automatically set to the same, so that there are no maintainance required either by the sysadm or anybody else. Is this actually possible (My little knowledge of Linux tells me it "should" be possible. I am not sure how) ? If possible, can you please guide me in the right direction? Thanks in advance, Cheers PRamodh = Pramodh Rao Informatiker Derendinger AG Industriestrasse 8 8305 Dietlikon Tel : +41 1 805 24 58 Fax : +41 1 805 22 66 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage : www.derendinger.ch = - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: kde desktop within vncviewer?
Hi Will, I start gnome with this, but I think if you replace gnome with kde, then it should work also. I have the xstartup script under //.vnc directory set as follows: commented out all the original code as most users need some gui for a lot of tools and added the line /usr/bin/gnome-session I also give the command line for startup of the service as vncserver -name gnome Hope this helps, Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Will Davis [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Mittwoch, 10. Oktober 2001 23:05 > An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Betreff: kde desktop within vncviewer? > > I think I missed something: how can I use KDE as my desktop within > vncviewer? > > I'm running vnc on linux. Any help will be appreciated. > > Will Davis > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: Automatically adding a vncserver for every new user
Hi, I am using RH 7.1 and as per the documentation I do not see a /etc/inetd.conf. My vnc server version is 3.3.3r2 and hence I think this option is included in the Xvnc part itself. Am I right or am I missing something here? Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Glenn Mabbutt [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Donnerstag, 11. Oktober 2001 14:53 > An: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Betreff: RE: Automatically adding a vncserver for every new user > > I don't know about the /etc/passwd part, but I think you're looking for > the > "-inetd" option for the rest of it. Should be in the Xvnc documentation > somewhere. > > -Original Message- > From: Rao Pramodh [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 7:51 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Automatically adding a vncserver for every new user > > > Hi, > > Maybe I am a bit foolish but have just changed from the Windows to Linux. > Hence, I am still a novice when it comes to managing unix/linux systems. > > The question is as follows: > > I would like to create a vncservice for every user the moment the user is > created on my linux Server. > > The password for this user has to be read from the /etc/passwd file and > automatically set to the same, so that there are no maintainance required > either by the sysadm or anybody else. > > Is this actually possible (My little knowledge of Linux tells me it > "should" > be possible. I am not sure how) ? > > If possible, can you please guide me in the right direction? > > Thanks in advance, > > Cheers > PRamodh > > = > Pramodh Rao > Informatiker > Derendinger AG > Industriestrasse 8 > 8305 Dietlikon > Tel : +41 1 805 24 58 > Fax : +41 1 805 22 66 > mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > homepage : www.derendinger.ch > = > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: Automatically adding a vncserver for every new user
Hi,
I have now created a service under the /etc/xinetd.d directory for starting
Xvnc.
My service file looks like this :
service Xvnc
{
disable = no
socket_type = stream
protocol= tcp
port= 5950
wait= no
user= nobody
log_on_success += USERID
log_on_failure += USERID
server = /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
server_args = Xvnc -xinetd -broadcast -once -geometry
1024X768 -depth 8 -name gnome
}
Now I get an error invalid protocol.
What am I doing wrong?
Thanks in advance,
Cheers
Pramodh
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AW: Windows VNC server stops taking connections after first sessi on disconnects
Hi Jeff, Did you by any chance change the port on your Windows2000 machine? What you can do is check which is the port assigned and re-try this operation. If you installed vnc and then changed the port after it started as a service, I find that there are sometimes when he goes back to the original port. Hope this helps, Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Jeff Koenig [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Freitag, 12. Oktober 2001 18:54 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: Windows VNC server stops taking connections after first > session disconnects > > Hi, > > Info: > Windows 2000 workstation running VNC server as a service > (vnc-3.3.3r9_x86_win32.zip) > > Recently I am having problems connect to my Windows 2000 workstation using > VNC. The initial connection works fine, but after disconnecting from that > session, and then later trying to connect, the client will never connect > to > the server anymore. I am able to ping the server but not connect to it > via > vncviewer anymore. > > How can I troubleshoot this? Is there a windows VNC log file to see what > is > going wrong. The service on the Windows 2000 box shows that it is > currently > running still. > > Any ideas? > > Jeff > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
Hi
Hi, My vncviewer session has a Desktop Geometry of 640x480x8 though on the server it is set to 1024x768. Do any of you have any ideas about this? TIA! Cheers Pramodh = Pramodh Rao Informatiker Derendinger AG Industriestrasse 8 8305 Dietlikon Tel : +41 1 805 24 58 Fax : +41 1 805 22 66 mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage : www.derendinger.ch = - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
AW: Hi
Hi, I use the axvnc from axel as I need to allow more than 1 user to login with his own username/password. So my Xvnc actually gives a login screen to the viewer. The connection info property says that the Desktop Geometry is 640x480x8, but the script has 1024x768. I could post the sceen shots here, but I am afraid that is a lot of bytes and hence just this mail. When I run it as a single user under whom I start the xvnc directly, then the geometry is 1024x768. I am stumped as to why the reset is happening. TIA! Cheers Pramodh > -Urspr|ngliche Nachricht- > Von: Egil Opstad [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Gesendet am: Montag, 15. Oktober 2001 11:49 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Betreff: SV: Hi > > Hi! > > aren't you getting a scrolling-function in your viewer? > > regards > > Egil Opstad > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -Opprinnelig melding- > Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Pe vegne av Rao Pramodh > Sendt: Monday, October 15, 2001 11:24 AM > Til: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Emne: Hi > > > Hi, > > My vncviewer session has a Desktop Geometry of 640x480x8 though on the > server it is set to 1024x768. > > Do any of you have any ideas about this? > > TIA! > > Cheers > Pramodh > > = > Pramodh Rao > Informatiker > Derendinger AG > Industriestrasse 8 > 8305 Dietlikon > Tel : +41 1 805 24 58 > Fax : +41 1 805 22 66 > mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > homepage : www.derendinger.ch > = > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - > - > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > - - To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html -
