vncserver works when started as user, but not as root.

[James Weatherall]

Robin,

[snip]
> I'd say the problem is that you've specifically told the VNC server not
> to listen for TCP connections (-nolisten tcp), and the "-localhost"
> will
> probably also cause issues.  This setup is for using alongside a secure
> tunnel (e.g. ssh) which you're not currently using.

FYI, the "nolisten" option is an X server core option control the transports
available to clients for the X11 protocol, and does not affect the transports
used for the VNC protocol.

Regards,

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Wez @ RealVNC Ltd