vnc-640x480x8 stream tcp nowait remote-desktop /usr/X11R6/bin Xvnc -inetd -query localhost -once -geometry 640x480 -depth 8
I have tried various options but this is the basic line used in inetd. -----Original Message----- From: Akira Hatakeyama [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 9:49 PM To: geofgibson Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: invoking VNC from inetd is confounding me ... Greetings On Fri, Sep 10, 2004 at 03:39:40PM -0700, geofgibson wrote: > I can connect every time when VNC is started from a command line, e.g. > vncserver :1 > > I can even connect if I type something like this into the command line: > Xvnc -broadcast -once -geometry 640x480 -depth 8. > > But here's the kicker. When I do this through inetd, I get the dread > "connection closed unexpectedly" error. > When I Telnet into the port while the demon is running, instead of getting > the RFB and version number message I usually see, the message is "Press any > key to continue ." when Telnet connects. Then, the Telnet connection gets > dropped. Show me your inetd/xinetd configuration. > My suspicion is that when the demon starts up the VNC server, the window > manager (KDM) intercepts the connection and it is never completed. Connection from viewer passed to the inetd, and inetd invokes Xvnc server (you need '-inetd' option for Xvnc). Then, Xvnc request XDM to manage Xvnc' X server, and everything goes well, login window appears. -- Akira Hatakeyama E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sra.co.jp/people/akira/index.html chigasaki-minami, tsuzuki ward, yokohama, japan _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
