Jeff Vincent wrote: > > Attached are the entries I use. One file for services, one to use with > inetd and one to use with xinetd. All are just the basics. I also > attached a rudementary installation description I have started for > installing. Eventually it may be more useful. > > Hope it helps. > 1) Install VNC > a) if installed to directory other than /usr/local/bin, edit the vnc paths in > the 'vncserver.*' file.
Installed via RPM on RH 7.2 CD > > 2) edit 'xdm-config' and comment out the line '! DisplayManager.requestPort: 0' >(should be the last line) > a) RedHat 7.1,7.2 - '/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config' > > 3) edit 'kdmrc' and enable XDMCP on port 177 (if kde is new enough) > a) RedHat 7.2 - '/etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc' > > 3) edit Xaccess and uncomment the line '* #any host can get a login >window' > a) RedHat 7.1,7.2 -' /etc/X11/xdm/Xaccess' Done! I know that XDMCP is working because it is allowing X connections from thin clients (diskless NCDs) > > 4) append contents of 'services.inetd' to 'services' > a) Linux - '/etc/services' I did not receive this file, however this is what my /etc/services looks like: vnc-640x480x8 5950/tcp # vnc server IP vnc-800x600x8 5951/tcp # vnc server IP vnc-800x600x16 5952/tcp # vnc server IP > > 5) Update inetd configuration for the services to enable (based on /etc/services) > a) inetd - append contents of 'vncserver.inetd' to '/etc/inetd.conf' > b) xinetd - copy 'vncserver.xinetd' to '/etc/xinetd.d' (RH 7.2) I did not recieve this file, however this is what my /etc/xinetd.d/vnc-640x480x8 file looks like service vnc-640x480x8 { disable = no socket_type = stream protocol = tcp wait = no user = root server = /usr/bin/Xvnc server_args = -inetd -broadcast -once -geometry 640x480 -depth 8 log_on_success += USERID log_on_failure += USERID } > > 6) reboot (or restart inetd/xinetd and xdm or equivalent) > a) xdm > i) TODO: how to restart the xdm without rebooting? > b) xinet > i) RedHat 7.1/7.2 - '/etc/init.d/xinet restart' When I do this xinit restart command I get some errors: _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running Fatal server error: Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already run ning When reporting a problem related to a server crash, please send the full server output, not just the last messages. This can be found in the log file "/var/log/XFree86.0.log". Please report problems to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server giving up. xinit: unable to connect to X server xinit: No such process (errno 3): Server error. These errors seem to occur whether the vnc files are in the /etc/xinetd.d direcotry or not :-( -- Janyne Kizer CNE-3, CNE-4, CNE-5 Systems Programmer Administrator I NC State University, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences Extension and Administrative Technology Services Phone: (919) 515-3609 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------