Setup VNC Server on Linux

Configure VNC Server on Linux

1) Install VNC server packages

# yum install tigervnc-server

2) Edit the "/etc/sysconfig/vncservers" file to configure the required displays. The following entries enable VNC for display numbers ":2" and ":3". Notice multiple "display:user" pairs are defined on a single line, but the arguments for each display are defined separately.

VNCSERVERS="2:root 3:oracle"
VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 1280x1024 -nolisten tcp -localhost"
VNCSERVERARGS[3]="-geometry 1280x1024"

3) Set the VNC password for any users defined in the "/etc/sysconfig/vncservers" file.

# vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
#

# su - oracle
$ vncpasswd
Password:
Verify:
$ exit
logout
# 

4) Enable the "vncserver" service for autostart and start the service.

# chkconfig vncserver on
# service vncserver start