This is an error from the VNC client, probably related to X forwarding. Try setting the DISPLAY environment variable before running remote-viewer: 'export DISPLAY=0:0'
Or alternatively, you could setup port forwarding when connecting the the host, and then run the VNC client on your local machine: ssh -L 5900:localhost:5900 [email protected] remote-viewer vnc://localhost:5900 Andrej On 1 June 2018 at 05:51, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > You could try accessing the engine VM using the VNC. > > First, set the VNC password using 'hosted-engine --add-console-password', > > and then connect to the host using a VNC viewer, for example: > > 'remove-viewer vnc://HOST_IP:5900' > > > > The liveliness check just checks if the web UI is running and reachable. > > If the VNC works, try checking if the 'ovirt-engine' service is running > on > > the VM and that the network is configured properly. > > > > > > Andrej > > > > On 30 May 2018 at 18:31, <clam2718(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you very much Andrej. When I do as you suggest I am still unable to > console in - I receive "Gtk-WARNING **: cannot open display:" > > Any other ideas? > > Thanks, > Charles > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > Privacy Statement: https://www.ovirt.org/site/privacy-policy/ > oVirt Code of Conduct: https://www.ovirt.org/community/about/community- > guidelines/ > List Archives: https://lists.ovirt.org/archives/list/[email protected]/ > message/5W4N6BGVCCABUQTFZFOAE6ITYVCD2E2H/ >
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