Starting Xvnc via xinetd ok on all but one ...

[Clay Douglass]

At 09:12 AM 5/4/2004, you wrote:
>Greetings.
>
>On Tue, May 04, 2004 at 08:17:35AM -0500, Clay Douglass wrote:
> > I have VNC server running on several RedHat 8 and 9 boxes. Installed to be
> > invoked by xinetd.
> >
> > I use :
> > [root "at" localhost root]# cat /etc/xinetd.d/vnc
> > service vnc
> > {
> >         disable = no
> >         protocol = tcp
> >         socket_type = stream
> >         wait = no
> >         user = nobody
> >         server = /usr/bin/Xvnc
> >         server_args = -inetd -query localhost -once -geometry 1024x768
> > -depth 16
> > }
> >
> > To invoke the server. On one machine I cannot connect. If I telnet to the
> > machine port 5900 instead of the RFB... message I get
> >
> > Fatal server error:            Server is already active for display 0
> > If this server is no longer running, remove /tmp/.X0-lock and start again.
> > Connection to host lost.
> >
> > Since display 0 is the local X server on the box ....
>
>How did you defined 'vnc' service in '/etc/services'?

vnc             5900/tcp                        # VNC Server

>If your 'vnc' service was using port 5900, then Xvnc also
>uses port 6000, which is the port of the normal X server.

I don't understand that statment.  If I use the -inetd Xvnc should use no 
ports. It's invoked by xinted and uses stdin/stdout...

Also that same configuration (identical service and xinetd.d/vnc files) is 
working find on other machines...

>Defined 'vnc' service with port 5950 (or such) and
>connect to that port.

I will try this.


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>Akira Hatakeyama        E-Mail: akira "at" sra.co.jp
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Thanks for the suggestion.

Clay