[CentOS] VNCsever not starting at boot
Robert Moskowitz
rgm at htt-consult.com
Fri Dec 7 02:38:27 UTC 2007
Craig White wrote:
> On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 18:10 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>
>> Craig White wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 17:11 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Craig White wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Thu, 2007-12-06 at 16:34 -0500, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> When I run system-config-services, it shows vncserver set to start at boot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> in /etc/inittab I have init 3
>>>>>>
>>>>>> vncserver does not start at boot.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I log in on the console as root and
>>>>>>
>>>>>> service vncserver start
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and it starts with some warning messages about bad display name in "add"
>>>>>> command, but I do not see where these are logged to copy them into this
>>>>>> message.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Once I start it from the console, I have trouble using the vnc client to
>>>>>> access the server.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I really need for the vncserver to start at boot, as I want it to run in
>>>>>> a place with no monitor or keyboard....
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>> ----
>>>>> I don't recall there being an issue vs runlevel 3 or 5
>>>>>
>>>>> First off, nx is a much better way to go
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> yeah, but that will take a bit of work. At least when I look at it back
>>>> in the summer, it was not just a drop in as vnc has ALMOST been.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Anyway...what's contents of /etc/sysconfig/vncserver ? Is it configured?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> Only thing I have configured is the vncservers= line
>>>>
>>>> and for ~/.vnc I have run vncpasswd to set the password and edited the
>>>> xstartup file to run gnome instead of X:
>>>>
>>>> For Gnome, replace "twm &" with "exec gnome-session &"
>>>>
>>>> also uncommented the two lines in xstartup for 'normal desktop'. Didn't
>>>> notice any difference though,
>>>>
>>>>
>>> ----
>>> service vncserver restart should be all that you need then
>>>
>> And how do I do that without logging into the console? My goal is I
>> boot the system up, and then over the network I remote into the server.
>> I suppose I could 'cheat' and have webmin running....
>>
> ----
> you issue 'service vncserver restart' command from any command line
> (i.e. ssh)
>
I see, of course sshd is running, so I can ssh in, restart vncserver
then run vnc client. Kind of cludgy, as why is vncserver NOT starting
at boot?
> VNC does not have any encryption built in so remember, if you are using
> over any network, your login/passwords/traffic are not encrypted.
>
'They' tell you to run vnc at localhost, and ssh tunnel for the
security. But one senario of use has the server connected to the client
via a crossover cable, so I am not concerned about packet sniffing!
> FreeNX handles all that for you PLUS it gives you really nice data
> compression (better performance over limited bandwidth).
>
I will be getting back to FreeNX. I am SOOO far behind on SOOO many
projects. I just needed some remote login working right now already.
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