After I figured out that vncserver was a perl script, thanks Steve, I had a look at it. It didn't make a lot of sense, so I downloaded the latest software and compared the new script with the one I'm running. They are quite a bit different. The new one works fine.
Thanks and sorry for the bandwidth. No xdm. This is a Linux, Debian 2.2. Vnc is 3.3.3r9 perhaps? THanks, Jim. Steve Palocz wrote: > > Are you starting Xvnc or vncserver. Vncserver requires perl as it is a perl > script and will read and execute the contents of xstartup. If you are using > Xvnc then you should be using the -query option to connect to the xdm. > > Please tell us how you are starting the vnc server (script inetd???). > include the platform and patch level. > > Thank you > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Jim Lynch > Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 1:37 PM > To: vnc list > Subject: Why doesn't xstartup get read? > > I'm reading the FAQ and it says, "The window manager is started by the > ~/.vnc/xstartup script." No matter what I put in that file, it still > goes to my ~/.xsession file and uses it. Nothing from xstartup is > used. I suspect it isn't even being read. > > ls -l > total 16 > -rw-r--r-- 1 jwl jwl 996 Sep 27 13:19 chinaberry:1.log > -rw-r--r-- 1 jwl jwl 6 Sep 27 13:17 chinaberry:1.pid > -rw------- 1 jwl jwl 8 Dec 28 2000 passwd > -rwxr-xr-x 1 jwl jwl 180 Sep 27 13:16 xstartup > > Anyone know what's going on? Nothing shows up in the log that gives me a > clue. Version 3.3.3 vncserver, I think. > > Thanks, > Jim. > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: > 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY > See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html > --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
