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Situation, trying to log in to gnome on remote linux box using vnc, like usual

Problem: "grey screen," vnc server isn't communicating with X, or something.

Context: Lots of people have the problem [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122402][http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=232940][http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=267146][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/vnc-grey-screen-584511/][http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=334733][http://www.google.com/search?q=vnc+grey+screen][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/vnc-grey-screen-584511/][http://mondotech.blogspot.com/2008/04/grey-screen-with-vnc-server-gnome-kde.html][http://forums.opensuse.org/archives/unknown/315878-unknown.html][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/vnc-blank-grey-screen-730224/][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/solaris-opensolaris-20/sparc-vnc-only-they-grey-screen-appears-665487/][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/grey-desktop-connecting-to-vnc-server-251975/][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/xstartup-configured-vnc-still-only-loads-grey-screen-on-boot-226941/][http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41027][http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/436925-vnc-shows-grey-screen.html][http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/network-internet/411572-opensuse-11-1-vnc-black-white-x-cursor.html][http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1707906.html][http://www.google.com/search?q=vnc+grey+screen+MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1][http://old.nabble.com/No-.Xauthority-in-home-directory.-td21817619.html][https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vnc4/+bug/560679][http://www.google.com/search?q=causes+of+grey+screen#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&source=hp&q=causes+of+vnc+grey+screen&pbx=1&oq=causes+of+vnc+grey+screen&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=8575l8843l0l9036l4l2l0l0l0l1l294l294l2-1l1l0&fp=1&biw=1348&bih=665&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&cad=b]

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-Situation, trying to log in to gnome on remote linux box using vnc, like usual.  vnc4server, Chicken client, Ubuntu 10.04 LTS, Gnome 2.30.2
+Absolutely everyone wants to make positive that their valuables and family are safe inside their own home. Installing home [http://www.sum-security.com/ burglar alarms london] can be a reasonable solution to keeping your home safe when you are not there. Today's technologies allows us to have a selection of home security selections, such as motion sensors, digital locks, and even motion activated cameras that help watch more than your home and valuables when you can't.
-Problem: "grey screen,"  vnc server isn't communicating with X, or something.
+A correct impression from an expert (an individual that actually works in a respectable enterprise) should be taken before heading to acquire the burglar alarm. It is always a great idea to acquire a product from a dependable company, because you can certainly not have faith in advertisements or people today that state that they are the top. Just before choosing any agency, it truly is always a good plan to have a qualifications test and track record look at done, especially when you are likely to let them into your house for the installation.
-Context: Lots of people have the problem [http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=122402][http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=232940][http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=267146][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/vnc-grey-screen-584511/][http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=334733][http://www.google.com/search?q=vnc+grey+screen][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/vnc-grey-screen-584511/][http://mondotech.blogspot.com/2008/04/grey-screen-with-vnc-server-gnome-kde.html][http://forums.opensuse.org/archives/unknown/315878-unknown.html][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/vnc-blank-grey-screen-730224/][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/solaris-opensolaris-20/sparc-vnc-only-they-grey-screen-appears-665487/][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/grey-desktop-connecting-to-vnc-server-251975/][http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-software-2/xstartup-configured-vnc-still-only-loads-grey-screen-on-boot-226941/][http://www.justlinux.com/forum/showthread.php?t=41027][http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/install-boot-login/436925-vnc-shows-grey-screen.html][http://forums.opensuse.org/english/get-technical-help-here/network-internet/411572-opensuse-11-1-vnc-black-white-x-cursor.html][http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-1707906.html][http://www.google.com/search?q=vnc+grey+screen+MIT-MAGIC-COOKIE-1][http://old.nabble.com/No-.Xauthority-in-home-directory.-td21817619.html][https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vnc4/+bug/560679][http://www.google.com/search?q=causes+of+grey+screen#sclient=psy&hl=en&safe=off&source=hp&q=causes+of+vnc+grey+screen&pbx=1&oq=causes+of+vnc+grey+screen&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=8575l8843l0l9036l4l2l0l0l0l1l294l294l2-1l1l0&fp=1&biw=1348&bih=665&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&cad=b].  I did too.  The links show that it has lots of causes and lots of solutions.
+Even the notion of anyone breaking into your home can get you frightened. You would like to choose a major step to make sure that your family and home are secure. To achieve like a activity in present day planet requires the support of a burglar alarm, which happens to be quite beneficial in stopping several crimes from taking place to your household and residence.
-Problem, more specifically: But it turns out that the cause of my problem was different from almost everything I read, which is why I'm posting.  A friend had logged in as root on the physical machine using ubuntu's standard friendly login screen through to gnome.  This created X servers that clogged up displays :0, :1, and :2.  These servers persisted even after he logged out, and so I wasn't able to create a vncserver on display :1 like I usually do.  I found them like this (though I didn't know they were unusual until after more Googling):
+The actual alarm or the alarm is definitely the next significant perhaps the complete system; the two main sorts of sirens, one which sounds right away and also the various other that seems following a modest hold up of your energy. Many burglar alarm devices have noiseless sirens and also sounders that will be activated and audio only at the home alarm monitoring company. This particular one is the better because the intruder may have no clue that his or her occurrence has been discovered giving a better possibility of comprehension the pup.
- ps aux | grep tty
-Solution:  The solution to my problem was also much easier than most of those in the links above.  It is embarrassing that it took me a day to think to reboot.
+You are going to wish you had monitored security fitted long ago when you understand the advantages which it gives. Forget about being concerned relating to your household when you are on vacation, or maybe if you merely pop because of the businesses. In addition, as you are asleep in your bed in the evening, now of course thief breaks in simply strike the actual stress key in addition to help will possibly be on its way.
- sudo shutdown -r NOW
-Hope this helps.
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