# The vncserver service unit file

#

# Quick HowTo: As the User wanting to have this functionality

#

# 1. Copy this file to ~/.config/systemd/user/ (Optional, in case default settings are not suitable)

#

#   $ mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user

#   $ cp /usr/lib/systemd/user/vncserver@.service ~/.config/systemd/user/

#

# 2. Reload user's systemd

#

#    $ systemctl --user daemon-reload

#

# 3. Start the service immediately and enable it at boot

#

#    $ systemctl --user enable vncserver@:<display>.service --now

#

# 4. Enable lingering

#

#    $ loginctl enable-linger

#

# DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is

# untrusted!  For a secure way of using VNC, you should

# limit connections to the local host and then tunnel from

# the machine you want to view VNC on (host A) to the machine

# whose VNC output you want to view (host B)

#

# [user@hostA ~]$ ssh -v -C -L 590N:localhost:590M hostB

#

# this will open a connection on port 590N of your hostA to hostB's port 590M

# (in fact, it ssh-connects to hostB and then connects to localhost (on hostB).

# See the ssh man page for details on port forwarding)

#

# You can then point a VNC client on hostA at vncdisplay N of localhost and with

# the help of ssh, you end up seeing what hostB makes available on port 590M

#

# Use "-nolisten tcp" to prevent X connections to your VNC server via TCP.

#

# Use "-localhost" to prevent remote VNC clients connecting except when

# doing so through a secure tunnel.  See the "-via" option in the

# `man vncviewer' manual page.

[Unit]

Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)

After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]

Type=forking

ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :'

ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver %i

ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i

Restart=on-success

RestartSec=15

[Install]

WantedBy=default.target