topic Re: VNC problem: Error: could not run xauth in Operating System - HP-UX

VNC problem: Error: could not run xauth

xiaobinyuan — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 04:42:42 GMT

I installed VNC server ON HPUX 11.11, but when I start it with "vncserver", there always would be a error:
VNC Server Enterprise Edition E4.5 (r22160) - built Mar 31 2009 00:45:34
Copyright (C) 2002-2009 RealVNC Ltd.
See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
RandomStream: warning: no OS supplied random source - using rand()
RandomStream: warning: no OS supplied random source - using rand()
sh: xauth: not found.
Error: could not run xauth

I don't what is this error about.
Can any one help me about this.
any suggestion would be very appreciated!
Xiaobin

Re: VNC problem: Error: could not run xauth

avizen9 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:38:36 GMT

there could be display issue,
try to set display,
check below url

http://unix.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.unix.solaris/2003-10/1138.html

Re: VNC problem: Error: could not run xauth

Dennis Handly — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 06:00:02 GMT

>sh: xauth: not found.

This probably means you don't have /usr/bin/X11 in your $PATH.