# VNC Oh no! Something has gone wrong

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288>\
**Category:** SLES Configure-Administer\
**Created:** [July 30, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288 "2015-07-30T12:14:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![malcolm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@malcolm](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolm)\
**Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288/1 "2015-07-30T12:14:04Z")

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I have just tried to enable remote access on my Suse 12 box  
and if I try and remote in The client ( openSuse 13.2 ) stops  
at a black screen for a while and then I get a message  
A problem has occurred and the system can’t recover  
Please log out and try again.

This client works fine when I remote into openSuse 13.2 machines  
Is it just a case of using Yast and enabling remote access on the  
Suse 12 box ( and clicking open port in firewall ) or have I missed  
something.

AppArmor is off BTW

Ta

Mal

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/uploads/suse/original/2X/5/5012ba89e3ffb5220dac47d5ea0ba032e2fe1cb6.png) [@system](https://forums.suse.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 5, 2015, 7:30am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288/2 "2015-08-05T07:30:24Z")

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**Author:** ![mikenash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikenash](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikenash)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2015, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288/3 "2015-08-11T17:05:43Z")

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Have you updated the /etc/xinetd.d/vnc configuration file? This can also be updated thru Yast - Network Services → Network Services (xinetd) → xvnc1 also xvnc2…

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**Author:** ![malcolm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19b73/32.png) [@malcolm](https://forums.suse.com/u/malcolm)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 1:15pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288/4 "2015-08-12T13:15:01Z")

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> [@mikenash;29120](#):
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> Have you updated the /etc/xinetd.d/vnc configuration file? This can also be updated thru Yast - Network Services → Network Services (xinetd) → xvnc1 also xvnc2…

Yes, that all seems OK - I think it’s trying to start KDM which isn’t on the machine  
but I don’t now how to set it to use GDM. Remote into an openSUSE box with KDE  
works fine

Ta

M

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**Author:** ![mikenash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@mikenash](https://forums.suse.com/u/mikenash)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/vnc-oh-no-something-has-gone-wrong/27288/5 "2015-08-12T16:09:36Z")

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I n the ~/.vnc/xstartup I have this.[CODE] cat xstartup  
#!/bin/sh

unset SESSION\_MANAGER  
unset DBUS\_SESSION\_BUS\_ADDRESS  
OS=`uname -s`  
if [$OS = ‘Linux’]; then  
case “$WINDOWMANAGER” in  
_gnome_)  
if [-e /etc/SuSE-release]; then  
PATH=$PATH:/opt/gnome/bin  
export PATH  
fi  
;;  
esac  
fi  
if [-x /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc]; then  
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc  
fi  
if [-f /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc]; then  
exec sh /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc  
fi  
[-r $HOME/.Xresources] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources  
xsetroot -solid grey  
xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title “$VNCDESKTOP Desktop” &  
icewm &[/CODE]