Re: cannot open vnc session for one user from this machine
H.S. wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am not able to get xtightvncviewer to work for a particular user on a
> remote machine from my machine running Debian Testing. It works for a
> different user on the remote machine. And it works for that particular
> user from another machine here from my home! It is only my Testing
> machine on which it doesn't work for only that one user.
>
> If I try to open a session, I get:
> $> xtightvncviewer -encodings "copyrect hextile" localhost:1
> xtightvncviewer: ConnectToTcpAddr: connect: Connection refused
> Unable to connect to VNC server
>
>
> This same command works for other users on the remote machine, and for
> all users on the remote machine from a different local machine.
>
> Where could the problem be? I am quite baffled by all this actually.
>
> ->HS
>
>
(feeling very sheepish) ... there was a typo in the command I was using
(using the history in bash) and was trying to connect to a different port :(
pretty embarrassed,
->HS
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