Hi Kuma, In that case, you probably want to check the permissions on /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc to see why permission is denied, once you have verified that that error message is coming from Gnome by running gnome-session manually.
Cheers, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: Kuma Pageworks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 09 February 2007 12:04 > To: James Weatherall > Subject: Re: VNC display issues. > > I checked the log file - the error that I'm getting is > /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc: Permission denied. I did sudo vncserver and > got the same message. > > On 2/9/07, James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kuma, > > > > This means that your gnome session is not actually running. > You should see > > error messages in the VNC server's log file from Gnome > explaining why it's > > unable to run (assuming that it's actually running at all...) > > > > Cheers, > > > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kuma Pageworks > > > Sent: 09 February 2007 07:28 > > > To: vnc-list@realvnc.com > > > Subject: VNC display issues. > > > > > > I have VNC running on Ubuntu 6.10, and have updated my > xstartup to run > > > Gnome when establishing a session. However, when I log > in with VNC, > > > all I get is an X cursor and a waffle-weave background. > No amount of > > > changing or auto-selecting color or geometry helps. > > > > > > The connection is good, since I can log in, and the .log > file shows > > > activity - but I have no display whatsoever. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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
