gnome and panel issues

["Beerse, Corné"]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Harry Henderson [mailto:harry349 "at" newsguy.com]
> Sent: Sunday, July 14, 2002 6:21 AM
> 
> Hello all, I have used the Windows version of the VNC server 
> & viewer with 
> no problems.  I am new to the linux version.  I have some 
> linux experience, 
> but am not an expert.  Hopefully these issues have been seen 
> before and are 
> easily solvable, I am using RedHat 7.2, and vnc components 
> v3.3.3r2-18.
> 
> I can connect with the default script which shows the "twm" window 
> manager.  Many of my programs will not run properly, however. 
>  Netscape, 
> along with a few other programs I tried running, seg faults.  
> So I tried to 
> get it set up to run gnome from xstartup.
> 
> 1.  I looked at xstartup, and the log file, and saw that xrdb 
> was looking 
> for .Xresource in the current user's home directory.  I 
> noticed in the log 
> that it was saying it couldn't find "xrdb" or ".Xresource".  
> xrdb is in my 
> path, but .Xresource was not in my home directory.  I copied 
> it from root's 
> home folder, and those error messages went away, but it is 
> still not behaving.
> 
> 2.  Why does it only work with my root password, even when 
> 'harry349' ran 
> vncserver?  I changed the /tmp/.X11-unix permissions as 
> suggested in FAQ, 
> with no change in behavior.
> 

Somehow I have the impression you are helped with a setup like on
http://xf4vnc.sourceforge.net/ or even better
http://www.sourcecodecorner.com/articles/vnc/linux.asp

The first (xf4vnc) gives a M$Windows like vncserver on linux: you can take
over the console. It uses the vncpassword for root but this can be
customized.

The second one creates a great multiple vncserver solution for several users
at any time: vncservers are started (and stopped) on the fly: as users
connect (and stop the viewer). This does not use any vnc passwords (by
default) but it uses the unix login as on the console.

Both setups don't use the ~/.vnc/xstartup but use the systems default way to
start the windowmanager. They can co-exist with the default vnc setup.


CBee