VNC / Linux issues

[sqlcursor]

OK,

I've been looking at the VNC documentation, but I have a few questions. First, When I start the session and login, all I see is a grey background with a terminal window. Is this all that VNC is? Is it possible to get the full blown gnome session? I've added the lines per the documentation, but the log file says:

gnome-session: you're already running a session manager.

Can someone let me know what the xstartup file is supposed to look like?

Thanks.

[ph34r]

Be easier to just use SSH and tunnel an X session over that... http://www.afn.org/~afn57538/xforward.htm

[rameyd]

This link, along with the VNC documentation should get you going with a remote desktop

Using VNC with Linux (http://www.justlinux.com/nhf/Networks/Using_VNC_with_Linux.html)

[sqlcursor]

I did go through that documentation. This is what it says to put in the file:

!/bin/sh
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ]
&& xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
exec gnome-session &

However, when I put that, I get an error in the log stating that it can't find the !/bin/sh no such file or directory. Also, this is in my file, which is not in the documentation:

!/bin/sh
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
twm &
If I comment out the xterm and twm lines, I only get a grey screen with no terminal window.

[rameyd]

Sorry to have been late with the reply. I've been getting killed at work.

Here is my xstartup file

#!/bin/sh

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
#xsetroot -solid grey
#xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
exec fluxbox &

I like the clean desktop of fluxbox, so I surpressed the xterm window and I found that the xsetroot pooched the background colours and I had to force a refresh (within RealVNC on my win2k box)

I am actually hoping that you were able to resolve this before now.:)

Dave

[sharth]

yeah, edit your file and its #!/bin/sh not !/bin/sh