How to get the GNOME desktop in my VNC viewer

[Enver ALTIN]

On Thu, 2003-06-12 at 07:36, Asok Chattopadhyay wrote:
> Hi,

Hi,

> I installed VNC (default parameters) on a Redhat Linux 7.3
> running GNOME desktop. When I access the server from a
> vncviewer from a Windows 2000 PC, I get a grey screen with a
> rudimentary terminal window on it. 
> Previously, I had done exactly the same thing on another
> Linux server, but when I access that server, I can see the
> GNOME desktop in my vncviewer. What do I need to do to get
> the same result from my new server?

Edit the ~/.vnc/xstartup file to run "gnome-session" instead of twm and
xterm.
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