VNC is working but nothing is causing an application (X client) or window
manager to start.
You need to set up xdm.
I am also running RH 6.2 with VNC via inetd.
-Lee Allen
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From: Ken Steven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2001 2:00 AM
Subject: inetd - Seems to be one of the most popular questions.
> Hi all.
>
> Just installed VNC on RH 6.2.
>
> When I run vncserver everything works fine.
> Running it from inetd however, well, that is another story.
>
> I have searched the archives and looked at every single
> post about the subject - and followed all of the advice -
> but still cannot get it to work.
> All I get is the usually documented grey screen and X cursor.
>
> Why should it be that running from the command line
> all goes well yet from inetd it just don't?
>
> here we go:
> /etc/services
> vnc-640x480x8 5950/tcp
> vnc-800x600x8 5951/tcp
> vnc-800x600x16 5952/tcp
>
> /etc/inetd
> vnc-640x480x8 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
> Xvnc -inetd -broadcast -once -geometry 640x480 -depth 8
> vnc-800x600x8 stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
> Xvnc -inetd -broadcast -once -geometry 800x600x8 -depth 8
> vnc-800x600x16 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc
> Xvnc -inetd -broadcast -once -geometry 800x600 -depth 16
>
> I've tried it from different username but all meet with the same success
(or
> lack of it I should say).
> I have tried running it from ~/.vnc/xvncinetd with all of the options and
as
> basic as I can make it.
> It definately reads the file as it produces whatever I put after Desktop
in
> the blue bar yet it still
> fails to do anything else.
>
> Any pointers would most definately be helpful.
>
>
> Cheers
>
> Ken
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