vncserver dependency problems in RHEL 4

From: Frappy John (frappyjohn_at_gmail.com)
Date: 08/13/05

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    Hi. I'm running RHES 4.1.

    I've installed the vnc-server (vnc-server-4.0-8.1) via up2date but
    seem to be getting dependency problems.

    Upon running vncserver for the first time, I get the following in its
    (newly created) log file:

    Xvnc version 4.0 - built Nov 24 2004 16:08:56
    Underlying X server release 60801000, The X.Org Foundation

    Sat Aug 13 02:33:58 2005
     vncext: VNC extension running!
     vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
     vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
     vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
    error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
    removing from list!

    Fatal server error:
    could not open default font 'fixed'
    /root/.vnc/xstartup: line 9: xsetroot: command not found
    /root/.vnc/xstartup: line 11: xterm: command not found
    /root/.vnc/xstartup: line 12: twm: command not found
    vncconfig: unable to open display "my.server.net:1"
    ---END LOG FILE

    The first error (opening secirity policy file) is because there is no
    "xserver" directory in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/.

    I can see that two of those last three "command not found" errors are
    due to my not having two packages installed:
    "xterm" requires the xterm package
    "twm" requires the xorg-x11-twm package
    but I can't find a package that delivers "xsetroot"

    I installed those two packages (xterm and xorg-x11-twm) and now get
    the following in the log file:

    Xvnc version 4.0 - built Nov 24 2004 16:08:56
    Underlying X server release 60801000, The X.Org Foundation

    Sat Aug 13 03:08:49 2005
     vncext: VNC extension running!
     vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
     vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
     vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
    error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
    removing from list!

    Fatal server error:
    could not open default font 'fixed'
    /root/.vnc/xstartup: line 9: xsetroot: command not found
    vncconfig: unable to open display "my.server.net:1"

    Warning: This program is an suid-root program or is being run by the root user.
    The full text of the error or warning message cannot be safely formatted
    in this environment. You may get a more descriptive message by running the
    program as a non-root user or by removing the suid bit on the executable.
    term Xt error: Can't open display: %s
    twm: unable to open display "my.server.net:1"
    ---END LOG FILE

    Finally, just for good measure, I tried running vncserver as non-root
    and got this:

    Xvnc version 4.0 - built Nov 24 2004 16:08:56
    Underlying X server release 60801000, The X.Org Foundation

    Sat Aug 13 03:27:34 2005
     vncext: VNC extension running!
     vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5901
     vncext: Listening for HTTP connections on port 5801
     vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
    error opening security policy file /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/TTF/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/Type1/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/CID/,
    removing from list!
    Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/,
    removing from list!

    Fatal server error:
    could not open default font 'fixed'
    /home/jhicks/.vnc/xstartup: line 9: xsetroot: command not found
    vncconfig: unable to open display "my.server.net:1"
    term Xt error: Can't open display: my.server.net:1
    twm: unable to open display "my.server.net:1"
    ---END LOG FILE

    Any ideas on:
    --which package creates the "server" directory in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/?
    --which package provides "xsetroot"?
    --why the vnc-server is being distributed with these dependency
    problems and what we can do to correct them?

    Thanks in advance,

    John Hicks 

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