RealVNC Problems(Between the chair and computer)

[Rob Freeman]

> Fedora Users
>
> How can I get RealVNC to run? When I am at my server I checked that vnc is
> active using KDE, when I go to the workstation connecting to the server I
> use ssh to start VNC (Doesn't make sense) "$ vncserver " then it gives me
> the display properties "server name : display number" (snoopy: 1). Ok
> getting connected no problem but then I sit with a terminal window and not
> KDE. I can then just as well use ssh.
>
> any suggestions
>
> Chris
>
>
You need to edit the .vnc/xstartup commands for the user

Edit ~/.vnc/xstartup
For KDE, replace "twm &" with "startkde &"
For Gnome, replace "twm &" with "exec gnome-session &"
Kill any existing VNC servers with "vncserver -kill :xxx" where xxx is the
display number.
Start a new server.

Rob