Starting X remotely to start a vnc connection

[Jamon Camisso]

wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org wrote:
> Quoting Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>:
> 
>> wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org wrote:
>>> Quoting Jamon Camisso <jamon.camisso-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org>:
>>>
>>>> wattst-dxuVLtCph9gsA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org wrote:
>>>>>> 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.
>>>> Try /etc/init.d/gdm start. Substitute kdm/xdm depending on which you
>>>> have installed.
>>>>
>>>> Jamon
>>> It seems I don't have an /etc/init.d/gdm (or kdm or xdm).  I do have an
>>> /etc/pam.d/gdm, but when I pass it start, I get permission denied, for both
>>> regular user and root.  Any more thoughts?
>> I could have sworn that Fedora Core 5 uses /etc/init.d. Take a look in
>> the /etc/rc directories for an file like S99kdm (xx being a number
>> between 1-99). For example, in /etc/rc5.0/ I have the file S99kdm --
>> yours could be /etc/rc5.0/Sxxgdm/kdm/xdm (the xx being a number between
>> 1-99). Perhaps switching to runlevel 5 with "init 5" from your ssh will
>> bring up X as well. You do have kdm or gdm installed?
> 
> Doing a quick find for files with *gdm* under /etc returns:
> 
> /etc/security/console.apps/gdmsetup
> /etc/gdm
> /etc/pam.d/gdm
> /etc/pam.d/gdmsetup
> /etc/pam.d/gdm-autologin
> 
> There are no files with kdm or xdm in it.  gdm in installed, according to yum.

I apparently am the clueless one. Running /sbin/init 5 will bring up 
everything on your system, including gdm. To only bring up gdm, run 
/usr/sbin/gdm. Yeah... Got me there, making things far more complicated 
than they really are. Good learning for me though, so thanks.

To anyone reading this: How does one change the default runlevel on 
Fedora? Whenever I boot Fedora (Core 5 x86_64), I end up at a prompt in 
runlevel 2. I'd like very much to not have to do anything at all and be 
greeted with the usual gdm screen in runlevel 5.

Thanks,

Jamon
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