"A VNC server is already running as :10", but it isn't!

[William Hooper]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com 
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin@realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Mike Miller
> I'm still using old Xvnc version 3.3, running on Solaris 8.  
> I set up VNC
> for a student and had him start it up on :10.  It prompted 
> for password,
> which he entered, then I had him run vncserver :10 again to 
> create the VNC
> session.  It refused saying "A VNC server is already running 
> as :10", but
> it was lying! ;-)  There is no server on :10.  Then I had him 
> run one on
> :11, and it worked without a problem.  I've had him try, 
> hours later, to
> start one on :10, but it won't work -- same error message.
> 
> Any tips?  Would an upgrade be a good idea?
> 
> Mike
> 

Doesn't VNC start the session you requested after you set the password
(you don't need to run it a second time)?  Are you sure that there isn't
a server running on :10?  Have you tried to connect to it with a viewer?
It might be useful to look for logs and PID files in the ~/.vnc
directory.

Does Solaris have a "netstat -a" that can show you if a port has a
program listening on port 5910?

-- 
William Hooper