Matt Murphy wrote: >> Redhat 9 - n00b linux. =] > > > So, I take it nobody really knows what's wrong? Everything I can find on how to get vnc to run on startup seems to be dated, meant for solaris, or just not work for no apparent reason. > > This is the kind of thing that reminds me that I'm a total linux idiot, and it's frustrating to feel like an idiot after years of work in IT. > > Matt > To start services on boot on redhat, create a script in /etc/init.d. Make sure it can handle the arguments stop, start, and optionally restart and status. At the top of the script, add some comments that look like this: # Version: 1.3 # # chkconfig: - 72 28 # description: Runs the automount daemon that mounts devices and NFS hosts \ # on demand. # processname: amd # config: /etc/amd.conf You can then turn the service on and off with chkconfig. _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list