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I am running Ubuntu Mate 14.04 LTS (both 32 and 64 bit). When I access either machine using vnc4server with the following .vnc/xstartup file

Code:

#!/bin/sh



# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:

# unset SESSION_MANAGER

# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup

[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

xsetroot -solid grey

vncconfig -iconic &

# x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &

# x-window-manager &

mate-session &

mate-panel &

and I then attempt to launch Places; Connect to Server... I get the following error message:

Quote:

Can't load the supported server method list.
Please check your GVfs installation.

If I access either machine from its physical console I can connect to a server as expected.

I would also state that if in the vnc session I open a Place first (e.g. Home Folder) I CAN connect to a sever from within the caja window. This makes me think that the issue is either with the vnc session or with the mate-panel as invoked by vnc.

I have reported this as a possible mate-panel issue. However, since it only happens in the vnc session I am not sure. I have reinstalled gvfs-backends while in the vnc session as this was a recommendation for fixing the issue in other situations. No improvement. Any suggestions?

TIA,

Ken