If vnc server does not show up as a process it is certainly exiting. You should see Xvnc process if you run server with vncserver command. If you sharing your x desktop I am not sure. I run vncserver as user and it creates .vnc directory in my home directory. It then places log files in that directory and reads its configuration files from there. I also use 8.04.3 at this moment and it is a headless system running in vmware. So the only access is vnc. I don't think vnc creates any of mentioned directories.
How do you start your vnc? Regards, Alex Jay Ridgley wrote: > Alex, > > Thanks for the response... > > There is nothing in netstat that indicates the server is running after > attempting to connect. It does not show in in a ps either. Should it be? > > I do not see any log files on either of the systems that indicate that > they are from VNC. Would you please provide a path to where they should > be. The only thing I find that appears to be part of VNC is a directory > in the home directory on both systems named .tsclient, which contains > the file mru.tsc on both systems and last.tsc on the viewer system. The > mru.tsc files are empty. The contents of last.tsc do not appear relevent > to the problem. The documented directory .vnc does not exist on either > system. > > I am wondering if there is some sort of lock file that remains do to the > abnormal exit I forced. However, I have been unable to locate it. Would > it do any good to reinstall the software? > > Yes, you are correct I did mean 8.04. > > Regards, > Jay > > Alex Pelts wrote: > >> After connection is closed do netstat and see if server is still >> running. Or maybe ps. I think your server is exiting for some reason. >> You can look at the logs which it saves, your clue is likely to be >> there. And I think you mean 8.04 not 4.08. >> >> Regards, >> Alex >> >> >> Jay Ridgley wrote: >> >>> Hi Y'all, >>> >>> I am new to VNC but not to Linux or Ubuntu, however, still very much human. >>> >>> I installed vnc4server on the remote system(the_host) which is my >>> firewall server. It will be headless when I get finished getting things >>> worked out so that I can control it remotely. >>> >>> I installed vnc4viewer on the system I was working from(viewing_host) >>> >>> No problems >>> >>> I then started up the viewer - IT WORKED! >>> >>> I then changed the display I was working on to full screen and could not >>> get back; yeah I know RTFM first but I didn't... I forced a reboot of my >>> system and tried again and got the following message: >>> >>> Connection to host "the_host:5900" was closed. >>> >>> I have restarted both systems, no help. Searched the VNC site for >>> information on the error and was not able to find anything that >>> indicated a solution. I also tried searching the Ubuntu forum... >>> >>> I have enabled port 5900 for the viewing_host in firestarter on the_host. >>> >>> The message still appears... >>> >>> I am running 4.08 LTS and VNC 4.1 on both systems >>> >>> How do I solve this problem? >>> >>> Regards, >>> Jay >>> >>> >> > > > _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
