It is a security risk but there is a way to run as nonroot. Its somewhere in
the FAQ.
-shashi
-----Original Message-----
From: Charles Baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 7:44 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: problem with installation/use of vnc
Hmmm...I'm running vncserver as a non root user with
no extra steps. Wouldn't running as root be an
unwarranted extra security risk?
--- "Sharma, Shashi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> I think you have to run the program as root.(There
> is something in the FAQ
> on how to run as nonroot). In any case try running
> Xvnc :<display_number>
> directly from the shell as a root.
> -shashi
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dave Drager [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 4:35 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: problem with installation/use of vnc
>
>
> Gerald,
>
> Not positive, but you might want to change your path
> variable to have
> /usr/local/bin first instead of your user bin
> directory (or now that I think
> of it, ./ should be first). Also, have you tried
> calling Xvnc explicitly IE
> /usr/local/bin/Xvnc ?
>
> -Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Gerald Marewo
> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 3:05 AM
> To: vnc list
> Subject: problem with installation/use of vnc
>
> hi all.
>
> i have just installed vnc 3.3.3
> 'vnc-3.3.3r2_x86_linux_2.0.tgz' by
> just copying the files:
>
> Xvnc
> vncconnect
> vncpasswd
> vncserver
> vncviewer
>
> to
>
> /usr/local/bin
>
> which of course is in my path; 'echo $PATH' gives:
>
>
>
/home/gerald/bin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/X11R6/bin:/bin:/usr/openwin/bi
>
n:/usr/lib/java/bin:/var/lib/dosemu:/usr/games/bin:/usr/games:.:/usr/bin/TeX
> :/usr/local/Office40/bin
>
> 'uname -a' gives:
>
> Linux aardvark 2.0.34 #67 Thu Jun 18 17:04:10
> MEST 1998 i686 unknown
>
> this is S.u.S.E 5.2 b.t.w. also 'gcc -v' gives
>
> Reading specs from
>
/usr/local/lib/gcc-lib/i686-pc-linux-gnulibc1/2.95.1/specs
> gcc version 2.95.1 19990816 (release)
>
> in case someone needs to know what version of glibc
> i have?
>
> the problem is that when i run 'vncserver' i get
> errors in
> ~/.vnc/aardvark:1.log: the following is a typical
> output:
>
> sh: /home/gerald/bin/Xvnc: No such file or
> directory
> _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno
> = 111
> _X11TransSocketINETConnect: Can't connect: errno
> = 111
>
> is there any work-around this problem?
>
> i urgently need to get vnc running. i was running an
> older version
> before. it worked fine except for programs like
> gimp.
>
> any form of help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> regards.
>
> --
> Gerald Marewo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> "The art of medicine consists in amusing the patient
> while nature cures
> the disease." ~ Voltaire
>
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