> -----Original Message----- > From: Jeff Vincent [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > I have successfully setup VNC in inetd mode on numerous platforms > (Solaris 7, RedHat 7.x, Debian), but I am hitting a wall when it comes > to AIX. All I get is an "Invalid Protocol" error when trying to > connect. I thought I would at least get to the grey screen, at which > point I will probably get stuck trying to figure out how to enable > XDMCP.
XDMCP can be tested from an other (properly running) machine: ON that other machine, replace the '-query localhost' with '-query aixmachine'. Then point the viewer to the working machine, this must give you a dmcp session on the aix machine (with $DISPLAY to the other machine). > > I can run the vncserver script from an existing session and > get in just > fine, except for some intermittent keyboard mapping problems. > > Here is a sample of my inetd.conf configuration: I have > multiple lines > depending on resolution and color depth. > > vnc-640x480x16 stream tcp nowait nobody /usr/local/bin/Xvnc > Xvnc -inetd > -query localhost -once -geometry 640x480 -depth 16 > I don't know aix but I do know HP-UX. On that machine, the user nobody is restricted for several actions (all user id's over 60000 or such). For a try, you can exchange 'nobody' with 'root' in the above line. If that works and security is an issue, create a dedicated vnc user and vnc group with lowwer user numbers. Then exchange nobody with the vnc-username. If you find the issue, report it so others can use it. Success CBee --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------
