VNC configuration in solaris

VNC configuration in solaris

Sometimes I find that if I start VNC Server with the default xstartup settings,
I often end up landing on a terminal instead of the Solaris desktop (Java Desktop Session),
for those of you having the same problem (can't access Solaris desktop through VNC), here is one possible solution which worked for me.

1. cd /.vnc, where is your home directory.

2. Edit xstartup file.

2.1. The settings which brought me the command line instead of Solaris JDS.
bash-3.00$ cat xstartup
#!/bin/shPATH=:/pkg/X11/bin:/import/pkg/X11/bin[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresourcesxsetroot -solid greyvncconfig -iconic &xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &twm &bash-3.00$

2.2 Replace the contents of xstartup to the one shown below (I commented out some lines, but you may retain these)
bash-3.00$ cat xstartup

#!/bin/sh#

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
#xsetroot -solid grey
#vncconfig -iconic &
#xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
gnome-session &

bash-3.00$

2.3 Restart VNC Server

Kill the VNC Server process with the old xstartup settings (ps -ef | grep Xvnc, then use kill -9 ), remove /.vnc/passwd, start another VNC Server using the vncserver command.