on 12/6/2007 3:10 PM Robert Moskowitz spake the following: > 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.... "chkconfig vncserver --list" should tell you if it is set to start at runlevel 3, and "chkconfig vncserver on" should make it start on boot at level 3, 4 and 5. -- MailScanner is like deodorant... You hope everybody uses it, and you notice quickly if they don't!!!!