Solution for problems Running vncserver on Solaris

[Martin Kemp]

I used to have this problem, but I recently installed some patches to my
Solaris machine (to allow Java to run, but that's another story) and now I
can start vncserver without having to run a script to set the permissions on
the .X11* directory. I think it's because the permissions are maintained
between boots now, but previously were not.

have a look on sunsolve and the patch list may well give you the info...

Martin Kemp

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
> [mailto:owner-vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com]On Behalf Of Doug Fisher
> Sent: 14 November 2001 4:57
> To: vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
> Subject: Solution for problems Running vncserver on Solaris
>
>
> We had some unusual problems when running a vncserver on Solaris that
> included blank screens, and failure to start a vncserver.
>
> The problem is fixed by changing the permissions on some files in the tmp
> directory.
>
> > ls -la /tmp/.X11*
> drwxrwxr-x   2 root     root         104 Nov 13 18:28 .X11-pipe/
> drwxrwxr-x   2 root     root         104 Nov 13 18:28 .X11-unix/
>
> these are a problem because all users do not have permission to
> modify these
> directories.
>
> fix the problem as the root user:
> cd /tmp
> chmod 777 .X11*
>
> Note that this has to be done each time the machine is booted as
> these files
> are in the /tmp directory which gets deleted on startup.
>
> I believe that these directories are used by more applications than
> vncserver, but by default they appear to be created without
> permissions for
> everyone to modify them.
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> Douglas Fisher B.Sc.,P.Eng. Willowglen Systems Inc.    8522 Davies Road
> Project Manager             Total  SCADA  Solutions    Edmonton Alberta
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