[plug] TightVNC, KDE, Gentoo - authenticate but blank screen

[W.Kenworthy]

Hi Denis, the gentoo install defaults to the ancient twm window manager
(right click on the desktop for a menu).  If a uniform grey desktop (twm
is greenish from memory), it might not have found a WM at all.

In the $HOME/.vnc directory you should have an "xstartup" file with
something like the following.  gnome or (shudder:) kde can be set there.

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serine% cat xstartup
#!/bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
# unset SESSION_MANAGER
# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
twm &
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Lastly, have you tried the web interface to the server?  Is that the
same.

BillK



On Tue, 2005-03-22 at 12:33 +0800, Denis Brown wrote:
> Hello PLUG list members,
> 
> A Gentoo (2004.3) installation with KDE 3.3 and TightVNC 1.3 allows a 
> remote user to see the KDE authentication screen, allows username and 
> password to be supplied but upon (successful?) authentication the "desktop" 
> is completely blank - just the background colour.   If a deliberately false 
> pasword is supplied the authentication fails (of course!) and KDE 
> authentication display remains on screen until success.   There are no 
> obvious signs of icons existing beyond the screen "real estate" for 
> TightVNC - there are no scroll bars for example.
> 
> Google has not helped - maybe something too obvious?  Logging in as 
> non-root user.   Not tried as root.
> 
> Thoughts appreciated.
> Denis
> 
> 
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