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VNC Server Installation and Conguration On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring VNC server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. It describes downloading and installing the vnc-server package, configuring the firewall to open ports 5000-5999, enabling remote visual access by editing startup files, starting the VNC server listener at startup, and accessing the server through vncviewer.

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VNC Server Installation and Conguration On Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

This document provides instructions for installing and configuring VNC server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. It describes downloading and installing the vnc-server package, configuring the firewall to open ports 5000-5999, enabling remote visual access by editing startup files, starting the VNC server listener at startup, and accessing the server through vncviewer.

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VNC Server Installation and Conguration on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Ahmet Emre Alada 12.07.2008

1 Installation
Check if you have the vnc-server package already installed:
rpm -q vnc-server

If not, download the package from rpmnd.net and install it by double clicking on it.

2 Conguration
2.1 Opening the Ports
VNC Server requires 5000-5999 ports to be opened on the rewall. To open these ports, 1. Click on System->Administration->Security Level and Firewall. 2. Click on "Other ports" below. 3. Click "Add" button. 4. Enter 5000-5999 to the "Port(s)" box. 5. Click OK. 6. Click Apply.

2.2 Enabling Remote Visual Access


Open the le /root/.vnc/xstartup with a text editor and uncomment the following lines:
#unset SESSION_MANAGER #exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

2.3 Starting VNC Server Listener at Startup


If the /root/.vnc/xstartup le is still open, append the following line to the le and save it:
vncserver :1

or alternatively, you can apply the following command in a root terminal:


echo vncserver :1 > > /root/.vnc/xtartup

Open the /etc/init.d/vncserver le with a text editor and add the users you want to activate the access to into VNCSERVERS parameter:
VNCSERVERS="1:root"

Then link this le to the init directory via:


ln -s /etc/init.d/vncserver /etc/rc3.d/S99vncserver

3 Starting the Server


3.1 Running the VNC Server
vncserver :1

This command will ask you to set an access password. You can later change this initial password with vncpasswd command.

3.2 Restarting the VNC Server


service vncserver restart

Note that this will terminate all the active listeners.

3.3 Accessing the Server


vncviewer :1

3.4 Dening Password


vncpasswd

3.5 Killing a VNC Session


vncserver -kill :1

4 More Resources
http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_79_3976.shtm http://www.tightvnc.com/vncserver.1.html

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