VNC SERVER

VNC SERVER CONFIGURATION

package  - vnc-server

service - vncserver

config file - /etc/sysconfig/vncserver

port no. - 5801, 5802
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Configuration of VNC-SERVER on RHEL-5

> Install the packag of vnc

#yum install vnc-server

> Configure the configuration file (/etc/sysconfig/vncservers) edit the line.

Ex : - # VNCSERVERS="2:myusername"

VNCSERVERS="2:root 3:ram"         [Per user display no. :2 :3 :4 etc can be any thing]

VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 800x600" [The display size of the user 2,3,4]

VNCSERVERARGS[3]="-geometry 800x600"

: wq (save the file)

> creat a local user  "tom "

#adduser tom

#passwd tom
XXX
XXX [This is the local password of user tom.]

> Creat password to access the vnc server by running below command.

#su - tom

#vncserver

Password : xxxx
: xxxx [Vnc password]

> Same for root user

#su - root
#vncserver

Password : xxxx
: xxxx

> While running command 'vncserver' to generate the vnc login password , apart of this command also generate a 'gnome' environment for the user.

Ex: - "Xauth : creating new authority file /home/ram/.Xauthority"

> After that 'vncserver' command also creat a scripting file under user home directory , under
.VNC/xstartup, which run while accessing remotly from the vncviewer to take a gnome enviro-
nment.

Ex:- "Creating default startup script /home/ram/.vnc/xstartup"

> Configure the scripting file /home/ram/.vnc/xstartup

#vim  /home/ram/.vnc/xstartup

> Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:

# unset SESSION_MANAGER  [delet # singh]

# exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc [delet # singh]

:wq [save the file after uncomentig these two line]