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phobos13013
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 16, 2007 3:29 am    Post subject: vncserver gives bad argument Reply with quote

Im getting very frustrated here...

I have followed the Xvnc terminal server HOWTO in Docs, Tips, & Tricks; i have checked all my confs as far as i can tell, but i still get the following running vncserver

Quote:
xauth: (argv):1: bad display name "myhost:1" in "add" command

Starting applications specified in /home/phobos13013/.vnc/xstartup
Log file is /home/phobos13013/.vnc/myhost:1.log


Ok, so i dont run a typical system so i give some specs, I have xdm/fluxbox running with iptables and fail2ban on and I'm trying to run this on a non-standard port.

regarding the vncserver start issue, there is no Xresources file which xrdb is trying to read as well as xstartup

and i get that error in my myhost:1.log file, including the following with my latest fix, any ideas where to go about fixing this one up?

Quote:
xrdb: No such file or directory
xrdb: can't open file '/home/phobos13013/.Xresources'
Failed to read: session.ignoreBorder
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.forcePseudoTransparency
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabPadding
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.styleOverlay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.slitlistFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.groupFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.appsFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabsAttachArea
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.modKey
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.opaqueMove
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.reversewheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.autoRaise
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.clickRaises
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.decorateTransient
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.defaultDeco
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.resizeMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowMenu
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.followModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.userFollowModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.window.focus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.window.unfocus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menu.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelayClose
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.capStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowScrollAction
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowScrollReverse
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.allowRemoteActions
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabs.maxOver
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabs.intitlebar
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabFocusModel
Setting default value
BScreen::BScreen: managing screen 0 using visual 0x22, depth 24
Failed to read: session.ignoreBorder
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.forcePseudoTransparency
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabPadding
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.styleOverlay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.slitlistFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.groupFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.appsFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabsAttachArea
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.modKey
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.opaqueMove
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.reversewheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.autoRaise
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.clickRaises
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.decorateTransient
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.defaultDeco
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.resizeMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowMenu
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.followModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.userFollowModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.window.focus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.window.unfocus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menu.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelayClose
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.capStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowScrollAction
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowScrollReverse
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.allowRemoteActions
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabs.maxOver
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabs.intitlebar
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabFocusModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.ignoreBorder
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.forcePseudoTransparency
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabPadding
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.styleOverlay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.slitlistFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.groupFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.appsFile
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.tabsAttachArea
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.modKey
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.imageDither
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.opaqueMove
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.workspacewarping
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.desktopwheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.reversewheeling
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.autoRaise
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.clickRaises
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.decorateTransient
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.defaultDeco
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.rootCommand
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.resizeMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowMenu
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.followModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.userFollowModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.window.focus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.window.unfocus.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menu.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelay
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuDelayClose
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.menuMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.lineStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.joinStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.overlay.capStyle
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowScrollAction
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.windowScrollReverse
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.allowRemoteActions
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabs.maxOver
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabs.intitlebar
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.tabFocusModel
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.slit.maxOver
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.slit.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.slit.onhead
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.slit.layer
Setting default value
apps file failure
Xlib: extension "RANDR" missing on display ":1.0".
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.maxOver
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.visible
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.alpha
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.layer
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.onhead
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.height
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.toolbar.tools
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.iconbar.mode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.iconbar.wheelMode
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.iconbar.alignment
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.iconbar.iconWidth
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.iconbar.iconTextPadding
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.iconbar.usePixmap
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.titlebar.left
Setting default value
Failed to read: session.screen0.titlebar.right
Setting default value

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