I'm afraid that I do not have the answer to your question - I hope someone else does - but you may want to consider installing and setting up logrotate to control the size of your log files before your system runs out of disk space.
On Wednesday 14 February 2007 18:29, Ian Scott-Fleming wrote: > I'm running Suse Linux 10.1, and using Xvnc server to allow connections > remotely. Using KDE (kde 3.5.1 level "a") as the window manager. Xvnc > appears to be Xvnc version XF4VNC-4.4.0.0. My entire SUSE setup is > pretty much straight default configuration. > > KDE appears to be expecting a window server which supports power > management, and I get error messages in the vncserver log and a startup > error msg when vnc client connects: > > popup dialog box in KDE in vnc windows says > > You are not permitted to connect to the powersave daemon via DBUS. ... > > upon starting the vncserver ( user logged in, types "vncserver :5 > -depth 16 -geometry 1024x768 ) , server creates a log file > "~/.vnc/shire:5.log , which periodically receives the following error msg: > > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > > This error msg is constantly added to the file (usually at rate of > ~1Kbytes/minute), which was described in the list archives as annoying > but not fatal. Unfortunately on my system it filled up 34 GBytes with > DPMS error msgs in a matter of a few days, which is more than a little > annoying. > > Perusing the list's archives, I found this was an issue ~2000-2001. The > solutions seemed to be to turn off DPMS in KDE for the VNC connections, > but none of them are applicable to my system. They included: > > editing > /opt/kde/share/applnk/Settings/Desktop/kcmdpms.kdelnk > and commenting out a line, or removing it completely; editing the VNC > server code and coding in a spoofed response; and a few other > suggestions. I also found elsewhere references to adding -dpms either > to a line starting kcontrol or to the xstartup file in ~/.vnc > > My system doesn't appear to have kcmdpms.kdelnk (or anything > approximating that) anywhere. I cannot find a call to kcontrol in any > of the relevant scripts. Adding > > xset -dpms > > to xstartup before or after the call to startkde doesn't work. > > I can 'cure' the problem by switching to a different window manager > (twm, fvwm, etc.), as they don't appear to expect DPMS support. > However, kde is my preferred desktop, and more importantly I can't > guarantee than any other users of my system won't try kde, so need a > more robust solution. > > Interestingly, starting Eclipse java IDE in vnc window produced an error > msg regarding DPMS the first time it is run. Eclipse Seems to run OK > thereafter. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > For reference, a listing of the initial entries in the vncserver log > follows. There are numerous other error messages which don't seem to > cause a problem. My entire SUSE setup is pretty much straight default > configurations. > > -- > Ian C. Scott-Fleming > F. Marie Hall Institute for Rural > and Community Health > Texas Tech Health Science Center > (806) 743-1338 x 275 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > _____________________________ > > > > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Xvnc version XF4VNC-4.4.0.0 > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Alan Hourihane. > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Constantin Kaplinsky > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 All Rights Reserved. > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on > TightVNC 14/02/2007 12:21:19 See http://xf4vnc.sf.net for xf4vnc-specific > information 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Desktop name 'X' (shire:5) > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Protocol versions supported: 3.7, 3.3 > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 RGB format 5 6 5 > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5905 > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5805 > 14/02/2007 12:21:19 URL http://shire:5805 > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing > from list! > xrdb: No such file or directory > xrdb: can't open file '/home/icsf/.Xresources' > FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" refcount is > 2, should be 1; fixing. > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Xvnc version XF4VNC-4.4.0.0 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Alan Hourihane. > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Constantin Kaplinsky > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 All Rights Reserved. > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on > TightVNC 14/02/2007 12:21:20 See http://xf4vnc.sf.net for xf4vnc-specific > information 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Desktop name 'X' (shire:5) > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Protocol versions supported: 3.7, 3.3 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 RGB format 5 6 5 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5905 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5805 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 URL http://shire:5805 > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing > from list! > FreeFontPath: FPE "/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc:unscaled" refcount is > 2, should be 1; fixing. > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Xvnc version XF4VNC-4.4.0.0 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Copyright (C) 2001-2004 Alan Hourihane. > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Copyright (C) 2000-2004 Constantin Kaplinsky > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Copyright (C) 1999 AT&T Laboratories Cambridge > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 All Rights Reserved. > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 See http://www.tightvnc.com/ for information on > TightVNC 14/02/2007 12:21:20 See http://xf4vnc.sf.net for xf4vnc-specific > information 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Desktop name 'X' (shire:5) > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Protocol versions supported: 3.7, 3.3 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 RGB format 5 6 5 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5905 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5805 > 14/02/2007 12:21:20 URL http://shire:5805 > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/local, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo, > removing from list! > Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID, removing > from list! > server does not have extension for -dpms option > xset: bad font path element (#67), possible causes are: > Directory does not exist or has wrong permissions > Directory missing fonts.dir > Incorrect font server address or syntax > startkde: Starting up... > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > kbuildsycoca running... > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XFree86-Misc" missing on display ":5.0". > server does not have extension for "r rate" option > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > kaccess: ERROR: X server has not matching XKB extension > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Server has no DPMS extension > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > ALSA lib confmisc.c:672:(snd_func_card_driver) cannot find card '0' > ALSA lib conf.c:3492:(_snd_config_evaluate) function > snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such device > ALSA lib confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings > ALSA lib conf.c:3492:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat > returned error: No such device > ALSA lib confmisc.c:1072:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name > ALSA lib conf.c:3492:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer > returned error: No such device > ALSA lib conf.c:3961:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such device > ALSA lib pcm.c:2111:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default > Cannot open client > auto_sink: Could not load oss > auto_sink: Could not load sun > akode: Could not open auto-sink > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > KNotify::playTimeout > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "XInputExtension" missing on display ":5.0". > Failed to get list of devices > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". > Xlib: extension "DPMS" missing on display ":5.0". -- Regards, Mick [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/pgp-signature] _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list VNC-List@realvnc.com To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
