Actually, I have many same-user sessions (4) simultaneously without any problem. It's only the first session that I end up having to close that has the problem. Remember though that this is acting as a terminal server with login manager running under user 'nobody'.
--- James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gerry, > > Gentoo is a distinct Linux distribution from Fedora Core, so > following > instructions aimed at one will not necessarily work for the other. > > Recent versions of Gnome appear not to cope with having multiple > instances > running on the same machine for the same user - in general the second > and > subsequent Gnome desktops just don't work at all. So if you're > logged on on > the console of your system when you start your VNC server desktop, > you'll > find that Gnome inside that desktop won't work. > > The problem with menubars & themes sounds like a Gnome issue, > possibly > related to the multi-session problems with Gnome. I'm surprised that > you > get any Gnome components at all running the second session, to be > honest! > > Regards, > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gerry Reno > > Sent: 11 October 2005 15:59 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Xvnc terminal session - desktop loses menubars > > > > Using FC4 server and Windows XP client. > > I created a Xvnc terminal server on FC4 as outlined on the > > Gentoo wiki. > > Generally it works ok. One problem that I'm seeing is that after > > changing my desktop theme, now whenever I login remotely using vnc > > viewer my desktop appears but without any menubars. Just the > desktop > > and desktop icons - nothing else. So I have no way to select from > the > > Applicatons menu. Now if I start a second remote session then the > > desktop appears with the menubars but they have the original > > (bluecurve) icons showing. What's even wierder is that if I > > log out of > > the first session then the second session immediately changes to > show > > the correct theme icons on the menubars. Is this a vnc problem or > a > > gnome problem? > > _______________________________________________ > > VNC-List mailing list > > [email protected] > > To remove yourself from the list visit: > > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list > > > > Gerry Reno mailto: grenoml at@ yahoo dot. com (if mail bounces please retry later - spam rapidly fills up mailbox) _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [email protected] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
