Config tools (system-config-*) do not work in VNC session.

John Summerfied debian at herakles.homelinux.org
Sun May 15 00:00:42 UTC 2005


Basil Copeland wrote:
> I'm getting the following error trying to run any of the
> system-config* tools remotely in a VNC session:
> -------------
> Xlib: connection to "machine:3.0" refused by server
> Xlib: No protocol specified
> 
> system-config-takeyourpick requires a currently running X server
> ------------
> 
> If it makes a difference, my VNC session is running Xfce4.
> 
> Some other Gtk apps give me similar errors trying to run them from the
> command line, but will launch from from the Xfce4 task bar.  But not
> the system-config-* tools.  Some of the system-config* tools already
> are in the Xfce4 Desktop Menu, but they do not launch from a VNC
> session (whereas they do from a local session).
> 
> The VNC session is for a non-root user, intentionally.  system-config*
> tools in the Xfce4 Desktop Menu which require root privileges do
> generate a GUI window asking for a prompt, but do nothing further.  I
> imagine the same error as described above is simply happening in the
> background.
> 
> What's going on?
> 
Not much:-)

Is the server running?
Firewall rules blocking you?



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