Thank you for your help. Being new to Linux, should I put the stuff direct into /usr/bin or can I try and keep it tidy, by putting it into a subfolder of /usr/bin?
I will try and work out the copy their script bit, when I have the VNC working. Regards. Dave. ----- Original Message ----- From: "ScanMan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "VNC list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 10:10 PM Subject: Re: Can't start VNC on RH Linux 6.2 > On Sun, 2002-01-06 at 12:42, David Colliver wrote: > > I downloaded the zip archive for Linux 2.x for x86. I then copied this over > > to my linux machine, and linux unzipped it for me. The files are located in > > a folder called /vnc/vnc_x86_linux_2.0 > > > > I have checked that perl exists in /usr/bin > > > > When I try running it from the command prompt, I get > > > > vncserver: command not found > > > > I have tried running it from within X filemanager. Nothing happens. I have > > viewed the source, all appears OK. I have even tried to do run with perl. > > Still nothing happens. > > You need to move the VNC executables to /usr/bin. Make sure they are > flagged as executable by typing "chmod a+x filename" > > > Once I have the vncserver running, I would also like to be able to have it > > auto run. I don't know how to cinfigure this. Would there also be a way to > > configure my remote connection to use the current screen I have already set > > up for my logon? (I assume the viewer will prompt me for my linux logon, in > > which case, this question may not apply). > > Red Hat 7.x has this capability built in, you could simply copy their > script. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To download your own free RevilloC mailserver, visit http://www.revilloc.com/mailserver ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
