how do I start the vncserver service

[agenol]

Hi all,

I think I finally got my vncserver running on Fedora. I'm trying to start my vncserver and I did the following,

[root@hpprdpr root]$ rpm -qa|grep vnc
vnc-4.0-1.beta4.11
vnc-server-4.0-1.beta4.11
[root@hpprdpr root]$
================================================== ===================
[root@hpprdpr root]$ /sbin/chkconfig --list | grep vnc
vncserver 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:off 4:off 5:off 6:off
[root@hpprdpr root]# chkconfig --level 35 vncserver on
[root@hpprdpr root]#
[root@hpprdpr root]# /sbin/chkconfig --list | grep vnc
vncserver 0:off 1:off 2:off 3:on 4:off 5:on 6:off
================================================== ====================
as user, edit "xstartup," contents are:
# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
================================================== ====================
set vncpasswd with:
[agenol@hpprdpr agenol]$ vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
[agenol@hpprdpr agenol]$
================================================== =====================
[root@hpprdpr root]# /sbin/service --status-all|grep vnc
Server address not specified in /etc/sysconfig/netdump
squid: ERROR: No running copy
Xvnc is stopped
[root@hpprdpr root]#
================================================== =====================
[root@hpprdpr root]# /sbin/service vncserver restart
Shutting down VNC server: [ OK ]
Starting VNC server: [ OK ]
[root@hpprdpr root]#
================================================== =====================

OK, now I did this (just to see what indo does service provide)
[root@hpprdpr root]# /sbin/service vncserver restart
Shutting down VNC server: [ OK ]
Starting VNC server: [ OK ]
[root@hpprdpr root]# <<<<<<<<<<<<no problem here
[root@hpprdpr root]# /sbin/service vncserver status
Xvnc is stopped <<<<< why did I get this
[root@hpprdpr root]#

Is the vncserver running or not? and what does "Xvnc is stopped" mean?

Thanks!!!

[marcos]

Originally Posted by agenol

Is the vncserver running or not? and what does "Xvnc is stopped" mean?

Gee! I've got the same problem and really don't know if it is working or not. I tried to start the Xvnc thing but it not seems to be a service.

[RatonGL]

you can use ps -la | grep vnc and wait for your vncsever stills working.

[bytesniper]

wll..what happens when you actually try to make a VNC connection to it? does it not respond?

VNC is not my strongest area.. but i dont believe Xvnc starts until an VNC connection is actually made. vncserver is the module that actually listens for the connecton on 5800 (5801 for :1, 5802 for :2, etc)

i would do a netstat -an | grep tcp and see what is listening on what.. you should see something like 0.0.0.0:5800 or 0.0.0.0:5801 if vnc is listening. (might be 5900-5901... don't remember exactly)

[agenol]

Hi all!

Vnc is running nicely now.

But I still see this:
[root@hpprdpr root]# /sbin/service vncserver status
Xvnc is stopped
[root@hpprdpr root]#

??

If i want to see my linux desktop on a XP box, what do I need to do?


Thanks guys!

[jcliburn]

Review this most excellent guide for configuring vnc services.