Ramesh S Pillai wrote: > Hi > > how do i start the vnc server > i tried Xvnc at the # prompt > _______________________________________ > ./Xvnc > _XSERVTransSocketINETCreateListener: ...SocketCreateListener() failed > _XSERVTransMakeAllCOTSServerListeners: server already running > > Fatal server error: > Cannot establish any listening sockets - Make sure an X server isn't already > running
This is because Xvnc defaults to display :0. Most likely, you have a graphical console and hence :0 is occupied. Try `Xvnc :4` for a change. (`Xvnc :4 -query localhost` should give a login window in a vnc session ;-). On Solaris, the Xvnc binary needs write access to the /tmp/...X11... subdirectory. I don't know which it is, you can find it in /tmp and it has X11 in its name. > _______________________________________ > i tried ./vncserver at the # prompt > > # ./vncserver > bash: ./vncserver: No such file or directory This `vncserver` is a (perl) script and as with all scripts, it has the interpreter on te first line. Open it in an editor and check the first line is pointing to your `perl` binary. You can find your perl binary with `which perl`. Update the path (and leave the #! in front of it!) > # ls -l > total 4310 > drwxr-xr-x 2 16207 16000 512 Mar 1 2003 classes > -r--r--r-- 1 16207 16000 18000 May 11 2002 LICENCE.TXT > -r--r--r-- 1 16207 16000 8829 Mar 1 2003 README > -r-xr-xr-x 1 16207 16000 8192 Mar 1 2003 vncconnect > -r--r--r-- 1 16207 16000 2223 Mar 1 2003 vncconnect.man > -r-xr-xr-x 1 16207 16000 1991 Sep 20 2002 vncinstall > -r-xr-xr-x 1 16207 16000 14620 Mar 1 2003 vncpasswd > -r--r--r-- 1 16207 16000 1537 Aug 15 2002 vncpasswd.man > -r-xr-xr-x 1 16207 16000 13825 Nov 3 2002 vncserver > _______________________________________ > > can any body help me out in installing the server, starting it up @ the # > prompt and then automating it @ startup... Better ways are in my attachment. > > regds > RamP > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list Return-Path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net (lists.sourceforge.net [66.35.250.206]) by lmin07.st1.spray.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1345B6E3C8 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:07:06 +0100 (MET) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=projects.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Ajy0n-0003j8-Sd; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:54:01 -0800 Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Ajy02-0003dN-ON for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:53:14 -0800 Received: from ns.torexhiscom.com ([130.78.143.1] helo=hiscom.nl) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Ajy02-0005Kd-18 for [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 01:53:14 -0800 Received: by ns.hiscom.nl id <119081>; Fri, 23 Jan 2004 11:19:46 +0100 Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Corn=E9_Beerse?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Xvnc as a X-server (optionally replacing the console Xserver) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: Spam Filtering performed by sourceforge.net. See http://spamassassin.org/tag/ for more details. Report problems to http://sf.net/tracker/?func=add&group_id=1&atid=200001 Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-BeenThere: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.9-sf.net Precedence: bulk List-Unsubscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vnc-tight-list>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Id: TightVNC list <vnc-tight-list.lists.sourceforge.net> List-Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Subscribe: <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vnc-tight-list>, <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> List-Archive: <http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum=vnc-tight-list> X-Original-Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:52:57 +0100 Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 10:52:57 +0100 This is a description on how to use Xvnc as the Xserver. It is jet an other way to create an always running vnc session on unix/linux. It is based on RedHat 9 but I think it can easy be moved to every unix that has a Xvnc binary. My goal was to create a linux server that has a text console (for RedHat: as if running in runlevel 3) but still has gdm available (actually running runlevel 5). Roughly, I just replaced the Xserver (XFree86 on linux) with Xvnc. I first installed the vncserver packages from the distribution and start `vncserver` at least once to have a vnc password file. Then (sidestep) I installed http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp. I don't expect it is needed but for me it is the reason to run in runlevel 5 and not in runlevel 3. The real work is in getting Xvnc used as an Xterminal that runs on the same host. For GNOME (gdm) users: edit '/etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf': - disable VTAllocation (about line 104) #VTAllocation=true VTAllocation=false - add server definitions (at the end, the double inserted lines are continuation of the previous line, combine them.) [server-ROOTVNC] # vncsession, using vncpassword from root name=ROOTVNC server flexible=false command=/usr/bin/Xvnc -geometry 800x600 -depth 8 -rfbwait 120000 -rfbauth /root/.vnc/passwd [server-FREEVNC] # vncsession, using no vncpassword name=FREEVNC server flexible=false command=/usr/bin/Xvnc -geometry 800x600 -depth 8 -rfbwait 120000 -alwaysshared -dontdisconnect - in the [servers] section, add and/or replace lines that indicate an Xserver: # disable the X session on the console #0=Standard # use roots vncsession on :0 0=ROOTVNC # use the free-access vncsession on :4 4=FREEVNC Now restart gnome (or the entire machine) and see the console stays in its text mode and there are 2 vnc sessions running: ONe at `vncviewer machine:0` that uses the vncpassword of root and an other one at `vncviewer machine:4` that has no vncpassword. All provide a login session. To get the same setup with a KDE or XDM session, it is even simpler. Edit '/etc/X11/xdm/Xservers': add the next lines (and comment out all others). WRAPWARNING: each line is either comment or it starts with the same word as it ends (:0 to :0 and :4 to :4). # disable the X session on the console #:0 local /usr/X11R6/bin/X # vncsession :0, using vncpassword from root. :0 ROOTVNC local /usr/bin/Xvnc -geometry 800x600 -depth 8 -rfbwait 120000 -rfbauth /root/.vnc/passwd :0 # vncsession :4, no vncpassword. :4 FREEVNC local /usr/bin/Xvnc -geometry 800x600 -depth 8 -rfbwait 120000 -alwaysshared -dontdisconnect :4 Now restart the display manager (or the machine) and... Detail, if you want to keep the X11 server on the console (not have the :0 vnc session): you might need to add '-vt7' to the 'command=/usr/X11R6/bin/X -vt7' line. If I can find some time, I might put this description on a website some time. If others want to do so, please do. If I come acros any other system (HP-UX might be the first) I might mail an update. Be free to test it on any other system. Most likely you only need to update the Xservers file according the above /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers description. CBee ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by EclipseCon 2004 Premiere Conference on Open Tools Development and Integration See the breadth of Eclipse activity. February 3-5 in Anaheim, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org/osdn ___________________________________________________________ TightVNC mailing list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vnc-tight-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
