The problem is an incompatibility between Xvnc 4.x and the xdm supplied with Solaris 8/9 (maybe 10 also). The solution that worked for me was to build X11R6 V4.3.0 from source and use its xdm.
On Tue, 14 Jun 2005, Tom Schmidt wrote: > Has anyone been able to get Xvnc 4.X to work via inetd on Solaris? I > have seen other reports here and on Google reporting the same issues, > but I have not found a solution. > > The older Xvnc 3.3.7 works fine with my inetd setup, but I cannot get > Xvnc 4.1.1 or E4.1.6 to work. The only change to my Xvnc_inetd wrapper > script is the addition of the new required "-SecurityTypes=none" option. > I have also tried several other options as well with no success. I > get the CDE login window, which correctly prompts for username and > password, but then the Xvnc window quits as it fails to run dtlogin. It > appears that Xvnc 4.X does not transfer the UID from root to the user > correctly. > > Has anyone got this to work? If so, please let me know what entries to > /etc/inetd.conf and Xvnc options are needed to make this work. It is > frustrating that even the Enterprise version of Xvnc fails to work properly. > > Thanks in advance. > -- > Tom L. Schmidt, Manager/SysAdmin Characterization Equipment > Micron Technology, Inc. http://www.micron.com/ > 8000 S. Federal Way P.O. Box 6 Mail Stop 01-371 Boise, Idaho USA > 83707-0006 > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.4schmidts.com/ > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [email protected] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
