Ben, FYI, you seem to have replied to a post other than the one you meant to!
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 25 November 2005 18:13 > To: James Weatherall > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: vnc with xdm on :0 and xauth problem > > How Rude! > Addmitedly This list sees an abundance fo verry > common questions which are more of a general systems > administration or general networking questions, But when a > somewhat more experenced person asks a slightly more > involved question There is no reason to be so condesending. > There are many perfectly legitamate reasons for > attempting to do Thomas D is attempting, of which two of the > most common are to use a headless box as a vnc server, and a > wider range of graphical modes in a virtual machine. > I am all for sending a brief primer on port > forwarding to new subscribers as part of the subscription > confermation message (I am working on something to fit that > bill), but to insult someone just becouse they are venturing > past what has been done Is a pit mutch. > > James, > most xdm servers are configured to setup > authintication for the X server when run from the Xservers > file. It appears that you have a mit magic cookie > pre-installed. I don't think this is what you want. You > probably whould have this problem with whichever server you > were using, but I am by no means the worlds greatest expert > on X authentication, and this is not nesasarly related > directly to vnc or xvnc. > As You have probably guessed, Running xvnc on :0 is > a bit unusual, and WILL NOT SHOW ON THE LOCAL CONSOLE unless > you are running a vnc viewer on the local console. > > Happy Hacking > Ben > > On Thu, Nov 10, 2005 at 11:41:36AM -0000, James Weatherall wrote: > > Tomas, > > > > That's not how you make a console X server accessible via > VNC. Please see > > the documentation at > http://www.realvnc.com/products/free/4.1/x0.html for > > details on how to do this. > > > > Regards, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tomas D > > > Sent: 09 November 2005 22:13 > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: vnc with xdm on :0 and xauth problem > > > > > > Hi, I'm trying to attach Xvnc to xdm's :0 screen.. here's > > > quick setup info: > > > in /etc/X11/xdm/Xservers > > > I've got: > > > :0 local /usr/pkg/bin/Xvnc -auth /home/wally/.Xauthority > > > -broadcast -geometry 960x600 -depth 8 > > > -rfbwait 120000 -rfbauth /root/.vnc/passwd -fp > > > /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/ > > > -co /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/rgb > > > > > > checking xauth list from user wally I've got: > > > $xauth list > > > calpton.net.wally:2 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 > > > 998c54afd88111a82e58a846a6a756ec > > > wally/unix:2 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 998c54afd88111a82e58a846a6a756ec > > > athlon/unix:0 MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1 > 998c54afd88111a82e58a846a6a756ec > > > > > > where athlon from /etc/hosts file: > > > 192.168.100.200 athlon > > > > > > xdm is started as deamon > > > ------ > > > I think everthing here looks just fine, I am able to connect > > > to my server vnc port and get login > > > promt, but after I enter all the details and press return I'm > > > getting same logon screen and > > > followin in /var/log/xdm.log: > > > AUDIT: Wed Nov 9 22:05:14 2005: 601 Xvnc: client 2 rejected > > > from local host > > > Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 > > > 09/11/05 22:05:14 Xvnc version 3.3.3r2 > > > 09/11/05 22:05:14 Copyright (C) AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. > > > 09/11/05 22:05:14 All Rights Reserved. > > > 09/11/05 22:05:14 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for > > > information on VNC > > > 09/11/05 22:05:14 Desktop name 'x11' (wally:0) > > > 09/11/05 22:05:14 Protocol version supported 3.3 > > > AUDIT: Wed Nov 9 22:05:16 2005: 601 Xvnc: client 2 rejected > > > from local host > > > Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > > /usr/X11R6/bin/xrdb: Can't open display ':0' > > > xdm error (pid 551): WARNING: keyboard on display > > > calpton.net.wally:0 could not be secured > > > AUDIT: Wed Nov 9 22:05:17 2005: 601 Xvnc: client 3 rejected > > > from local host > > > Auth name: XDM-AUTHORIZATION-1 ID: -1 > > > Xlib: connection to ":0.0" refused by server > > > Xlib: Client is not authorized to connect to Server > > > Error: Can't open display: :0 > > > > > > if you could please point me what I'm doing wrong... > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! 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