>VNCSERVERS="2:vnc" >VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1024x768 -depth 24" Here you are starting a vncserver on port 5902 for user "vnc". Does he exist? >here i have created a user vnc and set the password using vncpasswd cmd. Ok >then i started the vncserver > ># vncserver > > New 'localhost.localdomain:1 (gopinath)' desktop is > localhost.localdomain:1 > > Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup > Log file is /root/.vnc/localhost.localdomain:1.log > >The above message was displayed about executing vncserver command. no OK >status was displayed. Well, you aren't seeing this message with that config. According to this, you are starting a server on port 5901 for a user "gopinath" who appears to be root? >then i used cmd > > vncviewer localhost.localdomain:5901 > >it prompted for the passwd i gave the password then > >it started vncviewer but in that only cursor is displayed which can be >moved. but no GUI display. > >Please help me on this if any one knows i am still a beginner to linux You need to uncomment the two lines it says to uncomment in the file: vi ~/.vnc/xstartup Good luck, jlc _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS at centos.org http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos