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VNC server problems

ATael-OracleJan 27 2012 — edited Mar 28 2012
Hello,
I have just installed a couple of Solaris SPARC 11 servers and I need to run a vncserver for a number of users.

If I start the vncserver using the root user or the user I provided during install everything works perfectly fine but if I start the vncserver using a user I have created using the useradd command it behaves as follows:

1. The VNC client connects to the vncserver, asks for password.
2. The VNC clinet displays a black scree and the vnc utlities (for copy etc.).

The logifle for the vnc session looks like this which looks ok to me but something isn't working correctly. Any ideas??
Xvnc TigerVNC 1.0.90
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
Copyright (C) 2000-2006 Constantin Kaplinsky
Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Peter Astrand for Cendio AB
See http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC.
Underlying X server release 11003000, The X.Org Foundation


Fri Jan 27 22:59:48 2012
 vncext:      VNC extension running!
 vncext:      Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port 5901
 vncext:      created VNC server for screen 0
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not owner/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...

Fri Jan 27 23:00:06 2012
 Connections: accepted: 10.154.95.159::49778
 SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
 SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)

Fri Jan 27 23:00:20 2012
 VNCSConnST:  Server default pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) big-endian rgb888
 VNCSConnST:  Client pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian rgb888
For a user that vnc works it looks like this:
Xvnc TigerVNC 1.0.90
Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
Copyright (C) 2000-2006 Constantin Kaplinsky
Copyright (C) 2004-2009 Peter Astrand for Cendio AB
See http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC.
Underlying X server release 11003000, The X.Org Foundation


Fri Jan 27 23:02:32 2012
 vncext:      VNC extension running!
 vncext:      Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port 5901
 vncext:      created VNC server for screen 0
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not owner/etc/gdm/Xsession: Beginning session setup...
/usr/bin/stat: cannot stat `/dev/audio': No such file or directory
No such audio device.
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0Cleaned 0 files 0 still live
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0/etc/gdm/Xsession: Setup done, will execute: /usr/bin/ssh-agent -- /usr/bin/dtstart jds
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0Cleaned 0 files 0 still live
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerGNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/var/tmp/keyring-XC2jeW
GNOME_KEYRING_PID=1957
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not owner
** (gnome-settings-daemon:1960): WARNING **: Call to screen_info_new is too frequent, skipping...

** (gnome-settings-daemon:1960): WARNING **: Call to screen_info_new is too frequent, skipping...
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0
** (gnome-settings-daemon:1960): WARNING **: Call to screen_info_new is too frequent, skipping...
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/var/tmp/keyring-XC2jeW
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/var/tmp/keyring-XC2jeW/ssh
GNOME_KEYRING_CONTROL=/var/tmp/keyring-XC2jeW
SSH_AUTH_SOCK=/var/tmp/keyring-XC2jeW/ssh
OSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerWindow manager warning: Failed to read saved session file /home/opnadmin/.config/metacity/sessions/10cff2432b9ea33a34132772695730877800000018720021.ms: Failed to open file '/home/opnadmin/.config/metacity/sessions/10cff2432b9ea33a34132772695730877800000018720021.ms': No such file or directory

** (gnome-settings-daemon:1960): WARNING **: Call to screen_info_new is too frequent, skipping...
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerlocale not supported by C library
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Resource temporarily unavailableOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not owner/usr/bin/dispswitch exiting: too few (less than 2) or too many (more than 2) crtcs: 1
OSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0system-config-printer-applet: failed to start NewPrinterNotification service

** (gnome-power-manager:1980): WARNING **: DBUS error: Could not get owner of name 'org.gnome.ScreenSaver': no such name
** (gnome-power-manager:1980): DEBUG: proxy is NULL, maybe the daemon responsible for org.gnome.ScreenSaver is not running?
Xlib:  extension "DPMS" missing on display ":1".
** (gnome-power-manager:1980): DEBUG: We are not a laptop, so not even trying
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0** Message: Initializing gksu extension...
Initializing nautilus-open-terminal extension

** (gnome-power-manager:1980): WARNING **: ERROR: Caller doesn't possess required privilege to change the governor: Syslog might give more information
OSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Not ownerOSAuditClientInit: seteuid(0): Not ownerOSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0OSAudit: NULL adt_session_data: Error 0
Fri Jan 27 23:03:01 2012
 Connections: accepted: 10.154.95.159::49781
 SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8

Fri Jan 27 23:03:02 2012
 SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)

Fri Jan 27 23:03:04 2012
 VNCSConnST:  Server default pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) big-endian rgb888
 VNCSConnST:  Client pixel format depth 24 (32bpp) little-endian rgb888
Cheers,
Andy

Edited by: A Tael on Jan 27, 2012 10:59 PM
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