VNC for AIX

I wanted to run vnc on my AIX 6.1.9 machine. I got vnc-3.3.3r2-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm from
http://www-03.ibm.com/systems/power/software/aix/linux/toolbox/alpha.html

After downloading the vnc rpm, I installed it using

# rpm -i vnc-3.3.3r2-3.aix5.1.ppc.rpm

After the rpm was installed, the vncserver, vncpasswd, vncconnect, and vncviewer could be found under /usr/bin/X11

# cd /usr/bin/X11 #  ls vnc* vncconnect  vncpasswd   vncserver   vncviewer

You will see the vncserver as shown above, but when you run vncserver you get the following error message

# cat /home/root/.vnc/triton10:1.log 29/01/14 13:27:01 Xvnc version 3.3.3r2 29/01/14 13:27:01 Copyright (C) AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. 29/01/14 13:27:01 All Rights Reserved. 29/01/14 13:27:01 See http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc for information on VNC 29/01/14 13:27:01 Desktop name 'X' (triton10.storage.tucson.ibm.com:1) 29/01/14 13:27:01 Protocol version supported 3.3 29/01/14 13:27:01 Listening for VNC connections on TCP port 5901 29/01/14 13:27:01 Listening for HTTP connections on TCP port 5801 29/01/14 13:27:01   URL http://triton10.storage.tucson.ibm.com:5801 Font directory '/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo/' not found - ignoring Fatal server error: could not open default font 'fixed' xrdb: A remote host refused an attempted connect operation. 1356-605 xrdb: Can't open display 'triton10:1' 1356-265 xsetroot:  Unable to open display:  triton10:1. mwm: 2053-015 Could not open display. 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. xterm Xt error: Can't open display: %s

Below is the xstartup file that I used. This file is under the .vnc directory

#cat xstartup #!/bin/sh xrdb $HOME/.Xresources xsetroot -solid grey xterm -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" & #twm & mwm &

Below is a diff of a vncserver that has the fixes and works, and the vncserver that got installed under /usr/bin/X11 by the rpm.

#diff  vncserver /usr/bin/X11/vncserver 38,39c38 < #$vncClasses = "/usr/local/vnc/classes"; < $vncClasses = "/opt/freeware/vnc/classes"; --- > $vncClasses = "/usr/local/vnc/classes"; 140,141c139 < #$cmd .= " -auth $xauthorityFile"; < $cmd .= " -ac"; --- > $cmd .= " -auth $xauthorityFile"; 152d149 < $cmd .= " -fp /usr/lib/X11/fonts/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/";

Next we start the vncserver with the newly updated vncserver.