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Re: [Xen-users] Problem setting up VNC on SLES10 HVM DomU

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Subject: Re: [Xen-users] Problem setting up VNC on SLES10 HVM DomU
From: jim burns <jim_burn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:12:51 -0500
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On Sunday 27 January 2008 03:51:58 pm Evan Lavelle wrote:
> Some progress - I can connect over anything (xdmcp, vnc, sdl) if I logon
> as root, but not otherwise. However, it can't be an authentication
> problem, since I get well beyond the login screen if I log in as myself.
> The display doesn't blank until just before it creates the panel at the
> bottom. I suspect it may be something to do with the gdm PreSession
> scripts, but I can't see any obvious problems.

Then I would suggest another basic check: on domu, do "ls -alFR $HOME|less", 
and search for 'root' ownership of any file that shouldn't be root, and chown 
it back to $USER:users.

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