On Tue, 8 Oct 2013, Frank Cox wrote: > On Tue, 8 Oct 2013 16:56:39 -0500 (CDT) > Gilbert Sebenste wrote: > > >> I get to part 2.4, and when I start the vncservice, I get >> this error message: >> >> Starting VNC server: 1:blah Invalid null command. >> if: Expression Syntax. >> A VNC server is already running as :1 >> else: endif not found. >> [FAILED] > > Where do you get an "if" and "else" in the /etc/sysconfig/vncservers file? > > All you really need is one line. For example, here is what it says > in /etc/sysconfig/vncservers on one system that I log into all the time: > > VNCSERVERS="1:frankcox" > > That's it and that's all, folks. If you're trying to do something else your > problem is with that something else, not with vncserver. I just did this...and I get the same error message. (Shrug) >> . I want to be on window "0", not 1. > > Now that is something else. I assume that you mean you want to control the > local desktop with vnc, right? I have never done that myself, but running "vnc > display 0" through google gives a lot of hits to various howtos which will > probably get you where you're going. OK, but first things first...I am totally stumped. My Google-fu didn't help on this one, either. Gilbert ******************************************************************************* Gilbert Sebenste (My opinions only!) *******************************************************************************