Starting X remotely to start a vnc connection

[wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org]

Quoting Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>:

> wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Here's the situation: I have a remote machine running Fedora Core 5 that I
> can
> > access and login to with ssh (putty). I want to get a vnc connection to
> this
> > machine with a desktop running. In ssh, I can try to start an x-server, but
> I
> > get the following error repeatedly, about every two seconds:
> >
> > ** (nm-applet:2527): WARNING **: <WARNING>       nma_dbus_init ():
> > nma_dbus_init() could not acquire its service.  dbus_bus_acquire_service()
> > says: 'Connection ":1.11" is not allowed to own the service
> > "org.freedesktop.NetworkManagerInfo" due to security policies in the
> > configuration file'
> >
> > Now, while that's happening, I can start a vncserver, connect to it and
> view my
> > desktop with nothing running.  Launching any application fails (no output
> since
> > it's graphical).
> >
> > After killing the startx process via my ssh session, these messages are
> printed:
> >
> > The application 'gnome-panel' lost its connection to the display :0.0;
> > most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
> > the application.
> > The application 'nautilus' lost its connection to the display :0.0;
> > most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
> > the application.
> > The application 'nm-applet' lost its connection to the display :0.0;
> > most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
> > the application.
> >
> > waiting for X server to shut down Window manager warning: The application
> > 'eggcups' lost its connection to the display :0.0;
> > most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
> > the application.
> > Lost connection to the display ':0.0';
> > most likely the X server was shut down or you killed/destroyed
> > the window manager.
> >
> >
> > xinit:  unexpected signal 15.
> >
> > My ultimate goal here is to get a normal vnc connection.  Normally, I log
> in to
> > the machine while I'm sitting at it, but that's not the case today.
> >
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
> What happens if you try starting X with GDM/KDM/XDM? I usually do it
> this way with debian and then start vncserver and connect.
>
> Jamon

Sorry, I must sound clueless, but how do you start X with one of those?  Like,
what is the command?  I can't seem to find it.

Tom Watts
wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org


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