vnc4server fails to launch window manager (kde/kwin)

Bug #620988 reported by jwiegley
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Bug Description

package: vnc4server
release: lucid (10.04 server)
window manager: kde (kubuntu-desktop)

When running:
   vnc4server :2

The user gets a gray X-windows server with no window manager running.

A look in the vnc log file captured by vnc4server for the client yields this:
  Xvnc Free Edition 4.1.1 - built Apr 9 2010 18:47:36
  Copyright (C) 2002-2005 RealVNC Ltd.
  See http://www.realvnc.com for information on VNC.
  Underlying X server release 40300000, The XFree86 Project, Inc

  Fri Aug 20 01:35:42 2010
   vncext: VNC extension running!
   vncext: Listening for VNC connections on port 5902
   vncext: created VNC server for screen 0
  error opening security policy file /etc/X11/xserver/SecurityPolicy
  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/Speedo/, removing from list!
  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/75dpi/, removing from list!
  Could not init font path element /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/100dpi/, removing from list!
  x-terminal-emulator: Unknown option 'ls'.
  x-terminal-emulator: Use --help to get a list of available command line options.

  Fri Aug 20 01:35:46 2010
   Connections: accepted: 0.0.0.0::52547
   SConnection: Client needs protocol version 3.8
   SConnection: Client requests security type VncAuth(2)
  kwin(10284): Session bus not found

  KCrash: Application 'x-window-manager' crashing...
  Warning: connect() failed: : No such file or directory
  KCrash cannot reach kdeinit, launching directly.
  drkonqi(10290): Session bus not found

  Fri Aug 20 01:35:52 2010
   VNCSConnST: Server default pixel format depth 16 (16bpp) little-endian rgb565
   VNCSConnST: Client pixel format depth 16 (16bpp) little-endian rgb565

What am I suppose to do to fix this?

Eventually I would like it to run on boot and provide a kdm login screen. But can
you help me fix this basic problem to start?

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: vnc4server 4.1.1+xorg4.3.0-37ubuntu2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-24.41-server 2.6.32.15+drm33.5
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-24-server x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: rr26xx
Architecture: amd64
Date: Fri Aug 20 01:42:57 2010
EcryptfsInUse: Yes
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu-Server 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100427)
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 LANG=en_US.UTF-8
SourcePackage: vnc4

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