Hello all, I have used the Windows version of the VNC server & viewer with 
no problems.  I am new to the linux version.  I have some linux experience, 
but am not an expert.  Hopefully these issues have been seen before and are 
easily solvable, I am using RedHat 7.2, and vnc components v3.3.3r2-18.

I can connect with the default script which shows the "twm" window 
manager.  Many of my programs will not run properly, however.  Netscape, 
along with a few other programs I tried running, seg faults.  So I tried to 
get it set up to run gnome from xstartup.

1.  I looked at xstartup, and the log file, and saw that xrdb was looking 
for .Xresource in the current user's home directory.  I noticed in the log 
that it was saying it couldn't find "xrdb" or ".Xresource".  xrdb is in my 
path, but .Xresource was not in my home directory.  I copied it from root's 
home folder, and those error messages went away, but it is still not behaving.

2.  Why does it only work with my root password, even when 'harry349' ran 
vncserver?  I changed the /tmp/.X11-unix permissions as suggested in FAQ, 
with no change in behavior.

3.  Panel issues - This is the crux of my problem.  I've tried various 
xstartup files, the simplest doing nothing but

gnome-session &

and I also tried with the xrdb stuff before the gnome-session &.  I read to 
use the "gnome-session &" to start gnome elsewhere on the net, but this 
could be the problem.  Using gnome-session alone at the console does not 
work; I use "startx".  But "startx" seems to reference display 0 directly, 
and does not work properly if I put it in xstartup.

At any rate, it starts gnome, but runs into problems when starting "The 
Panel".  See attached JPG, where there are 10 copies displayed in the items 
being launched, and the error message displayed.  Once I click either Yes 
or No on that box a few times, the splash screen goes away, but the panel 
never displays and I am left with an entirely blank blue 
screen.  Middle-clicking is the only thing I can do, and it brings up my 
application menu.  I can select anything in it like Netscape or other 
programs that run fine on the console, and they simply seem to do nothing.

I'm going to shut up for now, as inevitably I will leave out pertinent 
information that anyone who is willing to try to help will have to ask for 
me to find.  Please help if you can, I greatly appreciate it, thanks!

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