Different Hosts in different locations, behaving
differently...
E Mail
eeeeeeeemail "at" gmail.com
Tue Jan 23 20:50:01 2007
I've done some searches and the 'dtsession_res' that I have been able to
find are set the same on both hosts...
Any ideas what else might be wrong?
On 1/20/07, E Mail <eeeeeeeemail "at" gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Wez,
>
> OK... additional info... maybe...
>
> I enabled session logging...
>
> 'good' host:
> -- Session log created Sat Jan 20 16:17:55 GMT 2007
>
> 'bad' host:
> -- Session log created Sat Jan 20 16:13:14 GMT 2007
> dtsession_res: -load|-merge [-system] [-tty] [-xdefaults] [-file <name>]
> Options -load xxx or -merge xxx must be specified
> Warning:
> Name: helpWidget
> Class: DtHelpDialog
> Could not find DtNhelpVolume.
>
> So... seems like this 'dtsession_res' MIGHT be my issue? The warning
> message lines up with the 'help' tool error, fyi.
>
> Off to try and find 'dtsession_res' ...
>
> Ray
>
> On 1/17/07, James Weatherall <jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
> >
> > From what you've described, it almost looks like the xstartup script
> > isn't
> > being run. Are you sure that the user's xstartup script is readable and
> > executable, and that they "vncserver" Perl script hasn't been modified
> > from
> > the out-of-the-box version?
> >
> > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: E Mail [mailto:eeeeeeeemail "at" gmail.com]
> > > Sent: 17 January 2007 13:36
> > > To: James Weatherall
> > > Cc: VNC-List "at" realvnc.com
> > > Subject: Re: Different Hosts in different locations, behaving
> > > differently...
> > >
> > > Wez,
> > >
> > > Which logs are you asking to check? I meant to include in
> > > my original note, the VNC log for both hosts has the same
> > > info... is there a 'logging level' to change in VNC?
> > >
> > > Working host:
> > >
> > > Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.2 - built May 12 2006 17:52:56
> > > Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
> > > See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
> > > Underlying X server release 0, unknown
> > >
> > >
> > > Fri Oct 13 16:30:36 2006
> > > vncext: VNC extension running!
> > > vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5909
> > > vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
> > > error opening security policy file
> > > /usr/openwin/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
> > > Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/,
> > > removing from list
> > > !
> > > Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/,
> > > removing from list
> > > !
> > >
> > > Fri Oct 13 16:31:05 2006
> > > Connections: accepted: xx.xx.xx.xx::4225
> > > SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
> > > SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)
> > >
> > > Fri Oct 13 16:31:07 2006
> > > VNCSConnST: Server default pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map
> > > VNCSConnST: Client pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map
> > >
> > > Fri Oct 13 16:31:17 2006
> > > Connections: closed: xx.xx.xx.xx::4225 (Clean disconnection)
> > > SMsgWriter: framebuffer updates 41
> > > SMsgWriter: ZRLE rects 65, bytes 45681
> > > SMsgWriter: raw bytes equivalent 1047318, compression
> > > ratio 22.926775
> > >
> > > Not Working Host:
> > > Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.2 - built May 12 2006 17:52:56
> > > Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
> > > See http://www.realvnc.com <http://www.realvnc.com> for
> > > information on VNC.
> > > Underlying X server release 0, unknown
> > >
> > >
> > > Sat Jan 6 20:24:46 2007
> > > vncext: VNC extension running!
> > > vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5909
> > > vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
> > > error opening security policy file
> > > /usr/openwin/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
> > > Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/,
> > > removing from list
> > > !
> > > Could not init font path element /usr/X/lib/X11/fonts/Type3/,
> > > removing from list
> > > !
> > >
> > > Sat Jan 6 20:24:54 2007
> > > Connections: accepted: xx.xx.xx.xx::2036
> > > SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
> > > SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)
> > >
> > > Sat Jan 6 20:24:58 2007
> > > VNCSConnST: Server default pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map
> > > VNCSConnST: Client pixel format depth 8 (8bpp) colour-map
> > >
> > > Sat Jan 6 20:27:08 2007
> > > Connections: closed: xx.xx.xx.xx::2036 (Clean disconnection)
> > > SMsgWriter: framebuffer updates 80
> > > SMsgWriter: ZRLE rects 115, bytes 4403
> > > SMsgWriter: raw bytes equivalent 823180, compression
> > > ratio 186.958892
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 1/17/07, James Weatherall < jnw "at" realvnc.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Ray,
> > >
> > > The thing to do is examine the log files for the
> > > desktops you're running on
> > > the two systems. If you find that one machine has
> > > problems with the
> > > xstartup apps connecting to the desktop then check the
> > > DISPLAY environment
> > > variable. We've heard of problems in the past both
> > > where X apps can't
> > > connect to the X server because they're using the
> > > :<display> form of DISPLAY
> > > and the X server isn't listening on Unix-domain
> > > connections, and where
> > > they're using the <host>:<display> form of DISPLAY and
> > > the X server computer
> > > doesn't know its own name...
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
> > >
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> > > > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of E Mail
> > > > Sent: 17 January 2007 00:20
> > > > To: VNC-List "at" realvnc.com
> > > > Subject: Different Hosts in different locations, behaving
> > > > differently...
> > > >
> > > > Hi all...
> > > >
> > > > Yep, from subject that shouldn't be too surprising... but...
> > > >
> > > > I am told (by sysadmins) the hosts are configured the same...
> > > >
> > > > Both are Sun Solaris v880 boxes:
> > > > $ uname -a
> > > > SunOS e08k230 5.8 Generic_117350-28 sun4u sparc
> > > SUNW,Sun-Fire-880
> > > >
> > > > Both are using same xstartup file:
> > > > $ more xstartup
> > > > #!/bin/sh
> > > >
> > > > [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
> > > > xsetroot -solid grey
> > > > vncconfig -iconic &
> > > > #xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP
> > > Desktop" &
> > > > PATH=$PATH:/usr/dt/bin:/usr/X/bin
> > > > export PATH
> > > > /usr/dt/bin/Xsession
> > > > vncnote
> > > > kill `cat ${vncpidfile}`
> > > >
> > > > One box, of course, all is well... the other, the VNC server
> > > > starts, but
> > > > when I connect the viewer, the screen is grey, but in the
> > > > upper left corner,
> > > > i see what looks like the cpu/disk monitor is displayed...
> > > > that is all.
> > > >
> > > > I have run out of things to compare. I pointed all this out
> > > > to the admin,
> > > > but they still claim the boxes are the same... but
> > > this seems to
> > > > tell me something
> > > > is different...
> > > >
> > > > >From the 'bad' host, I am able to successfully export the
> > > > Xsession window,
> > > > so it does not appear to be a display issue at all.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have ideas?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks!!!
> > > > Ray
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