<div dir="ltr">I'm pretty sure non-root users can use virt-manager as long as they are in the "kvm" group</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 4:20 PM, CDR <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:venefax@gmail.com" target="_blank">venefax@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Dear Robert<br>
I did it as "vnc" and it works. But when I start the vncserver as<br>
root, I get the classic white/gray screen.<br>
I want to be root because I need to use virt-manager and it only can<br>
be root, plus I am in a secure environment.<br>
I copied your xstartup to my /root/.vnc/<br>
Any idea how can root start the desktop?<br>
<br>
Yours<br>
Philip<br>
<div class="im HOEnZb"><br>
On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 6:10 PM, Robert Pendell<br>
<<a href="mailto:shinji@elite-systems.org">shinji@elite-systems.org</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">> On Sun, May 11, 2014 at 5:58 PM, CDR <<a href="mailto:venefax@gmail.com">venefax@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>> Dear Friends<br>
>> I realize that this is not a list about Ubuntu, but here I have found<br>
>> more knowledge and help that in any other place.<br>
>> I am stuck since 48 hours ago in what takes 5 minutes in Fedora, i.e.,<br>
>> setting vncserver to crate a desktop for me while the server is<br>
>> headless, for it remains in text mode.<br>
>> I am using Ubuntu Server LTS 14.04.<br>
>> No mateer what I do, I always end up in a grey screen, but I cannot<br>
>> see any desktop, being<br>
>> gnome-session --session=gnome-fallback &<br>
>> gnome-session --session=gnome-classic &<br>
>> startxfce4 &<br>
>><br>
>> I followed these instructions<br>
>> <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-vnc-for-ubuntu-12" target="_blank">https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-setup-vnc-for-ubuntu-12</a><br>
>><br>
>> but to no avail.<br>
>><br>
>> Is this even possible in this version of Ubuntu?<br>
>> I like to use one or two graphic apps, live virt-manager and<br>
>> gnome-system-monitor. Vnc gives me good results in Fedora. I cannot<br>
>> see why the same setup cannot be replicated under Ubunto Server.<br>
>><br>
>> Many thanks and again, I apologize for asking a question no directly<br>
>> related to the list.<br>
>><br>
><br>
> Yea it isn't exactly on topic but I've been down that road with 12.04<br>
> and 14.04...<br>
><br>
> Your not gonna get a perfect setup and I actually tried xfce4 but to<br>
> no avail. It loaded but many things were glitchy.<br>
><br>
> My goal before was a clean and lean setup (essentials only) so I ended<br>
> up installing tightvncserver and lxde instead.<br>
><br>
> apt-get install lxde --no-install-recommends<br>
> apt-get install tightvncserver<br>
><br>
> I also install autocutsel for clipboard sync over vnc. This is my<br>
> xstartup file (drop it in .vnc folder)<br>
><br>
> #!/bin/sh<br>
><br>
> xrdb $HOME/.Xresources<br>
> xsetroot -solid grey<br>
> #x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &<br>
> #x-window-manager &<br>
> # Fix to make GNOME work<br>
> export XKL_XMODMAP_DISABLE=1<br>
> exec /usr/bin/autocutsel &<br>
> /etc/X11/Xsession<br>
><br>
> From there I just start vncserver when I need a desktop to work on. I<br>
> don't leave it running all the time and when it is up I have it<br>
> tunneled over ssh (since I'm usually in there when I need the<br>
> desktop).<br>
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