20.3 Configuring the VNC Server

With the VNC server packages installed, the next step is to configure the server. The first step is to specify a password for the user that will be accessing the remote desktop environment. While logged in as root (or with superuser privileges), execute the vncpasswd command (where the user name is assumed to be demo):

# su - demo

demo@demoserver:~$ vncpasswd

Password:

Verify:

Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n

A view-only password is not used

The above command will create a file named passwd in the .vnc directory of the user’s home directory. Next, change directory to the .vnc directory and create a new file named xstartup containing the following:

#!/bin/sh

# Start Gnome 3 Desktop

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

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

vncconfig -iconic &

dbus-launch --exit-with-session gnome-session &

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