I am going through a nightmare to enable vnc-server in Fedora 20. It seems to have changed from earlier versions. Can somebody post a step-by-step guide? I need only to enable simple root access for a single user, for administration purposes. In Windows I use the vncviewer client. I thank you for your help.
You need to install vino to enable Desktop Sharing.
yum install vino
Desktop Sharing can be configured by running Desktop Sharing Preferences or start vino-preferences as a normal user.
By default vino will run on port 5900. Don't forget to allow vnc-server in the firewall configuration.
Update for Fedora 20: screen sharing can be enabled at System Settings > Sharing.
The port can be changed by running dconf-editor as a normal user, browse to org > gnome > desktop > remote access. Here you can enter an alternative port at alternative-port and check use-alternative-port.
Again don't forget to allow the ports in the firewall configuration. I find it the easiest to edit vnc-server service and add the appropriate ports.
@enzoma For the firewall configuration in Fedora 20:
via GUI: Activities -> Show Applications -> All -> Sundry -> Firewall
via console: firewall-config
Configuration: Change to Permanent [Note: Test in Runtime and change to permanent when you know it is good] Choose your zone for what zone you want to open the firewall ports to. Public is very broad so be aware of your security. On the Services list go down to vnc-server and check it.
That's all there is to it.
I believe the way vncserver is configured was changed for Fedora 19, and that those methods will still apply. Try the solutions out in this question:
https://ask.fedoraproject.org/question/29229/vncserver-setup-in-fedora-19/
vino is for Gnome. For KDE, I used tigervnc following the instructions on http://stufs4u.wordpress.com/2014/02/25/install-and-configure-vnc-server-in-fedora-20/
However, it did not work immediately and I still had to explicitly tell the firewall to except the desired port: http://forums.fedoraforum.org/showthread.php?t=208819
Furthermore, in order to not create a new remote desktop but actually connect to the one which is already there, use: x0vncserver -rfbport=5910 -PasswordFile=~/.vnc/passwd -display :0
I find that using a tilde ('~') in the password file path does not work if you use the "-Paswordfile=~/.vnc/passwd" syntax. Using "-PasswordFile ~/.vnc/passwd" (no = sign) so the shell will expand the tilde works fine.
And you can run the command manually from a terminal window, or add it to whatever session manager your desktop environment uses. (I'm using XFCE, different from both Gnome and KDE, so I can't be specific here.)
I also feel that the VNC setup in fedora 20 id different, please will an exper write a howto
It did change for Fedora 20. Vino above uses TLS security which very few vnc clients support so I do not recommend this path as most efficient.
I recommend following the vnc-server ( tiger-vnc ) instructions here: ( Carlos Cestero ) https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=987981 specifically the change from 19 on involves modifying /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service rather then copying a version to /etc/systemd/system/ and modifying the copy.
well, it takes me sometimes to make vnc server work on fedora 20 you can access vnc server with normal user, I can mange to access with root user To install VNC Server on Fedora 20
This is vncserver@:1.service that I use for root user
[Service]
Type=forking
User=root
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver :1 -geometry 1280x1024 -depth 24
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :1
I have a page on this, mostly repeating advice I received on the forum. http://home.roadrunner.com/~computertaijutsu/rhvnc.html
ISTR that it's been like this since F17, and will go into RHEL7 as well.
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