how do I specify window mgr with linux server

[Mark Humphrey]

You need to put a command into ~/.vnc/xstartup to start your window
manager.  Since you're not actually running X, you have to tell Xvnc
what to do when it starts.  X has a default file that it executes
when starting (/usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xinit/xinitrc on my system), but
Xvnc does not.  Then again, typically users have their own
~/.xinitrc.

In this case, you probably want something that looks like this:

#!/bin/sh
xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
gnome-session &

Does anyone know what would happen if ~/.vnc/xstartup is just a soft
link to ~/.xinitrc?

--- Lisa Beasley <lbeasley "at" mvn.net> wrote:
> I have some experience with a Linux server at home, but very little
> with
> Xwindows.  I have Redhat 6.1 with Gnome and KDE window mgrs
> installed.  I
> start vncserver on the Linux box then try to connect using a
> windows 98
> machine.  Viewer connects fine and shows "Root's desktop",
> sometimes there
> is an xterm window,  sometimes not, the mouse is working and left
> clicking
> brings up a quick menu.  The FAQs indicate Xserver is using FVM or
> FWM
> (spelling??) by default but I don't think my server is using that. 
> What
> command(s) do I put in the VNC startup script to load the Gnome or
> KDE
> desktop?  When I have an xterm window, and I type "startx", the
> Xdesktop
> loads on the server and not my win98 connection.  What do I need to
> do to
> fix this?  Why does ROOT's desktop load and not my personal one.
> 
> Thanks, Lisa Beasley
>
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