Tigervncserver -localhost no :1 Relevant logs, screenshots, screencasts etc. Note that if I start a vncserver from a logged in command line, it works fine: Install TightVNC server on the Ubuntu by: sudo apt install tightvncserver VNC Server Configuration In Ubuntu we have to create a file named as rvice: sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/rvice Put the content bellow into the file. I expect to see a Gnome workspace, not a raw Xsession. Aug 03 23:50:44 ThinkPad gnome-shell: JS ERROR: TypeError: this._userProxy.Display is null Aug 03 23:50:44 ThinkPad gnome-shell: Execution of main.js threw exception: Script threw an exception Aug 03 23:50:44 ThinkPad gnome-session: gnome-session-binary: WARNING: App '' exited with code 1 Aug 03 23:50:44 ThinkPad gnome-session: gnome-session-binary: WARNING: App '' respawning too quicklyįrom having a bit of a look around, this looks to be related to code in gnome-shell What did you expect to happen What did GNOME Shell do that was unexpected?Īug 03 23:50:44 ThinkPad gnome-shell: Unset XDG_SESSION_ID, getCurrentSessionProxy() called outside a user session. If you started other X programs, like an xterm, you'll see that, if not, you'll probably see a plain grey screen. What you'll see is an Xsession without gnome. set up an instance of it (aka cd /etc/systemd/system ln -s start it up: sudo systemctl start Connect to localhost:1 with a vnc client (Tiger VNC viewer is a good choice).set up a systemd specification in (will give example below).(I'm using Tiger VNC but I've seen people with other VNCs with the same issue) The most likely location of the issue is in Gnome, and most likely in gnome-shell. It's just when it comes from systemd it doesn't work. And you can start the vnc session from the command lineĪnd gnome starts fine. you can start xterms and window managers etc, and from what I hear, Note that youĬan start a regular X session fine.

Namely that if you start a vnc session from systemd, Gnome won't start properly. There seems to be a problem that people have been stumbling into now for many years with no resolution,Īnd if you google it, you'll find frustrated people in far flung forums, mailing lists and support groups,

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