--- layout: post title: A Case of TigerVNC Exception category : Linux tags : [Linux, Utilities, Exception] --- configure tigervnc [root@db ~]# su - oracle [oracle@db ~]$ vncpasswd Password: Verify: start vncserver [oracle@db ~]$ vncserver WARNING: The first attempt to start Xvnc failed, possibly because the font catalog is not properly configured. Attempting to determine an appropriate font path for this system and restart Xvnc using that font path ... Could not start Xvnc. Xvnc TigerVNC 1.1.0 - built Feb 22 2013 22:28:37 Copyright (C) 1999-2011 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.txt) See http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC. Underlying X server release 11300000, The X.Org Foundation Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension Initializing built-in extension SHAPE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension Initializing built-in extension XTEST Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS Initializing built-in extension SYNC Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC Initializing built-in extension XFIXES Initializing built-in extension RENDER Initializing built-in extension RANDR Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER Initializing built-in extension RECORD Initializing built-in extension DPMS Initializing built-in extension X-Resource Initializing built-in extension XVideo Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation Initializing built-in extension VNC Fri Jul 19 11:32:29 2013 vncext: VNC extension running! vncext: Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port 5901 vncext: created VNC server for screen 0 [dix] Could not init font path element catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element built-ins, removing from list! Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' Xvnc TigerVNC 1.1.0 - built Feb 22 2013 22:28:37 Copyright (C) 1999-2011 TigerVNC Team and many others (see README.txt) See http://www.tigervnc.org for information on TigerVNC. Underlying X server release 11300000, The X.Org Foundation Initializing built-in extension Generic Event Extension Initializing built-in extension SHAPE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SHM Initializing built-in extension XInputExtension Initializing built-in extension XTEST Initializing built-in extension BIG-REQUESTS Initializing built-in extension SYNC Initializing built-in extension XKEYBOARD Initializing built-in extension XC-MISC Initializing built-in extension XFIXES Initializing built-in extension RENDER Initializing built-in extension RANDR Initializing built-in extension DAMAGE Initializing built-in extension MIT-SCREEN-SAVER Initializing built-in extension DOUBLE-BUFFER Initializing built-in extension RECORD Initializing built-in extension DPMS Initializing built-in extension X-Resource Initializing built-in extension XVideo Initializing built-in extension XVideo-MotionCompensation Initializing built-in extension VNC Fri Jul 19 11:32:32 2013 vncext: VNC extension running! vncext: Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port 5901 vncext: created VNC server for screen 0 [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/misc, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/100dpi, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/X11/fonts/Type1, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element /usr/share/fonts/default/Type1, removing from list! [dix] Could not init font path element built-ins, removing from list! Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' reinstall vncserver [root@db yum.repos.d]# rpm -qa | grep vnc tigervnc-server-1.1.0-5.el6.x86_64 [root@db yum.repos.d]# rpm -e tigervnc-server-1.1.0-5.el6.x86_64 [root@db sofware]# yum groupinstall -y "X Window System" [root@db sofware]# yum -y install tigervnc-server pixman pixman-devel libXfont config and start vncserver [root@db sofware]# chkconfig vncserver on [root@db sofware]# vncpasswd Password: Verify: [root@db sofware]# vncserver New 'db.egolife.com:1 (root)' desktop is db.egolife.com:1 Creating default startup script /root/.vnc/xstartup Starting applications specified in /root/.vnc/xstartup Log file is /root/.vnc/db.egolife.com:1.log