By Kaaliakahn
I am having issues setting up VNC server on Fedora 21 droplet. To be exact, I am having issues following Step 5 on
http://www.tecmint.com/install-tightvnc-remote-desktop/
as there is no vncserver file under /etc/init.d
but i do see it under /usr/bin
However when i execute
#/usr/bin/vncserver start
xstartup script is not created in my user’s home directory (/home/remote_user/.vnc) Below is the command and the output
#/usr/bin/vncserver start
usage: vncserver [:] [-name ] [-depth ]
[-geometry x]
[-pixelformat rgbNNN|bgrNNN]
[-fp ]
[-cc ]
[-fg]
[-autokill]
vncserver -kill
vncserver -list
Please help debug this.
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The tutorial linked above seem to be for an older version of Fedora. Newer versions, Fedora 21 included, use systemd instead of traditional init scripts. When you install the tigervnc-server package, you will find a systemd service file located at /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service It needs to be copied to a new location:
sudo cp /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service
Next, you need to edit the file and replace instances of <USER> with your actual username. Finally, you can start the service with:
sudo systemctl start vncserver@:0.service
For a full rundown, check out the Fedora System Administrator Guide’s section on TigerVNC.
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