I can't log into my fedora server via vnc, anyone got suggestions on this ?
So from past experience I typed vncserver :1
It said something like "starting application specified in root/ .vnc/ xstartup
log file is /root/.vnc/servermyname.com:1.log"
so I thought great, opened up tightvnc and put in the ip address:1
But now it says can't connect to server....I've tried lots of different things but can't connect.
I mailed the guy and he said he can't help, that it was to do with vnc and not his server.
any suggestions on this guy's?
EDIT:
I logged in via Winscp and here's what the log said :
Couldn't open RGB_DB '/usr/share/X11/rgb'
Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.1
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
Underlying X server release 70000000, The X.Org Foundation
Wed Nov 21 05:37:30 2007
vncext: VNC extension running!
vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
error opening security policy file /usr/lib/xserver/SecurityPolicy
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/misc/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/TTF/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/OTF, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/CID/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing from list!
Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/75dpi/, removing from list!
Fatal server error:
could not open default font 'fixed'
/root/.vnc/xstartup: line 9: xsetroot: command not found
/root/.vnc/xstartup: line 12: twm: command not found
vncconfig: unable to open display "server.myname.com:1"
Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the root user.
The full text of the error or warning message cannot be safely formatted
in this environment. You may get a more descriptive message by running the
program as a non-root user or by removing the suid bit on the executable.
xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s
Also when I was running vnc first on my server, it wouldn't rum at all, it said something like "Xauth" not found can't run vnc. So I installed Xauth via yum -y. I don't even know what Xauth is :-\
You are trying to login as root, which the server security policy will not allow. It looks like vncserver is working on the server end so you need to login as <user>@<ip>:1 .. and then depending on how it is set up it should ask you for a password.
I ran it on my webserver until it just stopped working.. something went corrupt somewhere. Hope you have ftp or ssh access as well.
