CentOS - Oct 2013 - VNCserver not starting due to errors

Hello everyone,

Following the directions I found here:
http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/VNC-Server

I get to part 2.4, and when I start the vncservice, I get
this error message:

Starting VNC server: 1:blah Invalid null command.
if: Expression Syntax.
A VNC server is already running as :1
else: endif not found.
                                                            [FAILED]

If I stop it, and then restart it, I get the same error message.
"blah" has been changed for security purposes on this email,
but the real name is a valid user. I want to be on window "0",
not 1.

Any tips or suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Gilbert

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Gilbert Sebenste 
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On Tue, 8 Oct 2013 16:56:39 -0500 (CDT)
Gilbert Sebenste wrote:

> I get to part 2.4, and when I start the vncservice, I get
> this error message:
> 
> Starting VNC server: 1:blah Invalid null command.
> if: Expression Syntax.
> A VNC server is already running as :1
> else: endif not found.
>                                                             [FAILED]
Where do you get an "if" and "else" in the
/etc/sysconfig/vncservers file?

All you really need is one line.  For example, here is  what it says
in /etc/sysconfig/vncservers on one system that I log into all the time:

VNCSERVERS="1:frankcox"

That's it and that's all, folks.  If you're trying to do something
else your
problem is with that something else, not with vncserver.
>. I want to be on window "0", not 1.
Now that is something else.  I assume that you mean you want to control the
local desktop with vnc, right?  I have never done that myself, but running
"vnc
display 0" through google gives a lot of hits to various howtos which will
probably get you where you're going.

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