Vnc a gnome session

[chrisP]

there is a quirk with gnome session and vnc.. After editing ~/.vnc/xstartup to
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc&

it still didnt work. I was getting a error in the .vnc log file concerning already running a gnome session..

The fix is to reset the env variable SESSION_MANAGER variable before calling the exec command.. You do not have to export it..
So,

SESSION_MANAGER=
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc&

[S.D.Willie]

thanks for the tip, that works great. i was looking for the right info. i might have to install fluxbox as using gnome even over broadband is kinda slow.

SD

[chrisP]

Yeah I lost many hours of my life to that problem!!!

I figured i would save everyone else from the torture.. I am glad it was worth posting now!!