[email protected] wrote:
> I've installed the GNOME GUI. I am getting an error that I cannot open
> the display. It may be a permission issue but I also get the error: X
> warning; process already set to -1 instead of requested priority 0. If
> this message is referring to the designation of the display I don't know
> how to change it.
That has nothing to do with the display. It's the priority/'niceness' of
the X server process. It's just stating that the priority is already
better than what something requested it to be changed to.
Normally, x-based programs use the contents of the DISPLAY variable to
determine which X server to connect to. The X11's init scripts normally
handle setting it though, so it only has to be set manually if you're
trying to run something in X from an ssh session.
> P.S. The OS is Ubuntu 8.10 server headless box on OpenSSH and putty.
This is a little confusing. With the exception of using Xvfb & Xvnc, an
X server *has* to have a head for your to be able to interact with
x-based programs.
Headless boxes normally 1) redirect X-based programs to display on
remote X servers, or 2) run the VNC-based X server, Xvfb.
The minimal fuss solution is to start up a VNC-based xserver via the
'vncserver' command, then connect to it from a different system using a
vnc viewer program.
I think on ubuntu the vncserver command is in the tightvnc package
('apt-get install tightvnc-server'). There are a few things that'll
probably need tweaked if you go this route (geometry, depth, etc), so
check the man page.
It's usually not advisable to run raw vnc over the network since the
data is not encrypted, though. It can be secured fairly easily using
either stunnel or even just a port redirection through putty. There are
plenty of good guides on the net for that though. Just type something
like 'putty ssh tunnel' into google and you should come up with several
right off the bat.
>
> #2 process for setting up static IP from
> registrar>gateway>router>server. Should I use one or two PCI ethernet
> controller(s) in between the WAN and LAN?
>
Sorry, I have no idea what you're trying to do here. Can't help you
without more details.
> Thanks, see you at the meeting.
>
>
> Joe F.
>
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