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How to configure VNC server in Rhel/CentOs 7

1) Install Genome desktop if not installed # yum groupinstall "GNOME Desktop" 2) Install vnc server package # yum install tigervnc-server 3) copy systemd service file  # cp /lib/systemd/system/[email protected] /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service 4) Edit service file to enable a user to use vnc desktop # vim /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:3.service Edit bellow to replace <user> with your user name in my case i am using vijay [Service] Type=forking # Clean any existing files in /tmp/.X11-unix environment ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :' ExecStart=/sbin/runuser -l vijay -c "/usr/bin/vncserver %i" PIDFile=/home/vijay/.vnc/%H%i.pid ExecStop=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :' save and exit 5) Now create a user and provide password # useradd vijay # passwd vijay 6) Login with user name and start vncserver # su - vijay # vncserver Provide password when pr