This is a problem with the Solaris xdm. The only solution that I know of is to build a newer version of xdm. I was successful using the XFree 4.3.0 version.
On Tue, 3 May 2005, Malhotra, Dave wrote: > Whenever I connect with vncviewer I get the window manager and I put in > my login and password but as soon as I do the session dies before I get > the full desktop. Here is my configuration: > > > > In my /etc/services: > > # grep vnc /etc/services > > vnc 5901/tcp vnc #Virtual Network > Computing > > # > > > > In my /etc/inetd.conf: > > # grep vnc /etc/inetd.conf > > vnc stream tcp nowait root /usr/local/bin/Xvnc Xvnc > -inetd -query localhost -once securitytypes=none -desktop DISPLAY=mail:1 > > # > > > > Permissions of /tmp/.X11 > > # ls -las /tmp/.X11-unix > > total 32 > > 16 drwxrwxr-x 2 root root 176 May 3 15:17 . > > 16 drwxrwxrwt 12 root sys 1653 May 3 15:17 .. > > # > > > > The fontserver is running on 7100. I ran my inetd daemon with the -d > option to see if it would give me any hints. Here is what it says: > > attempting incoming service vnc > > accept, ctrl 4 > > 7850 reaped > > > > So it seems when vnc is about to open the full desktop the process gets > reaped. But why? > > > > -dave > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > VNC-List@realvnc.com > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list