Wiki for setting up VNC Server

[rgmhtt]

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yum install vnc-server

(optionally also install vnc).

Log into each UserID that you will to access via VNC and run vncpasswd. This creates the initial vnc files and sets the VNC login password for the UserID. Note that VNC only uses the FIRST 8 Characters of the password. Longer passwords are truncated to 8 characters!

Edit /etc/sysconfig/vncservers, uncomment the VNCSERVERS line and list the UserIDs that will be accessible via VNC:

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VNCSERVERS="2:root 3:me 4:spouse"

Note that the display number (2, 3, or 4 above) maps into port numbers: 590n (5902, etc.) If you enable iptables, you will have to allow these ports.

[Optional, uncomment the VNCSERVERARGS line and set the display to a little smaller than your client's (e.g. 1550x1100) so that you do not have scroll bars on the client window.]

Now start then stop vncserver:

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service vncserver start service vncserver stop

Log into each UserID and edit ~/.vnc/xstartup, changing the last line to:

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exec gnome-session &

Now really start vncserver.

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service vncserver start

Set it to start at boot time:

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chkconfig --add vncserver

And you are ready to vnc to your hda server. At this point you can stop running X locally by editting /etc/inittab:

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id:3:initdefault:

This saves memory and CPU on your hda server.

[geardog]

for those that haven't set a path to start service "/sbin/service vncserver start" may be required