We need to provide the hostname or IP address of the host running the VNC server, as well as the port.

Remmina is a client shipped with recent Gnome desktops by default, and can handle SSH, RDP and VNC sessions.

We can use many VNC clients to connect to the now started server.

The logfile also tells what port the server is listening on: vncext: Listening for VNC connections on all interface(s), port 5901 , this filename will change if more than one VNC servers are running (as will the port you need to connect). Log file is /home/testuser/.vnc/rhel8beta.lab:1.logĪs the output suggests, we can follow the logs provided by the server in the logfiles under /home//.vnc/:1.log Starting applications specified in /home/testuser/.vnc/xstartup New 'rhel8beta.lab:1 (testuser)' desktop is :1 We add the following line to the empty file: xterm -geometry 1044x810+10+10 &Īdjust the geometry parameters to fit into your screen. The file should be empty after install, and we’ll add only a minimal content to start xterm session on connection. Next we edit the /home/testuser/.vnc/xstartup text file with a text editor like nano. We don’t need to have view-only logins in this example. Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n We set up a password that will allow connection (that has nothing to do with the user’s password used with ssh): Note that this step is done with the user that will run the server, not root.

In this example our goal is to run the server with a specified user testuser who does not have root privileges. We need to setup the environment where the server will be running.Be sure to understand the risks before you open anything on an Internet-facing server, or even desktop. Do not open your computer’s VNC service to the public! The firewall rule above is executed in a confined environment, and is for demonstration purposes only.

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