tigervncsession(8)

NAME
tigervncsession - start a VNC server

SYNOPSIS
tigervncsession <username> <:display#>

DESCRIPTION
tigervncsession is used to start a VNC (Virtual Network Computing) desktop. tigervncsession performs all the necessary steps to create a new user session, run Xtigervnc with appropriate options and starts a window manager on the VNC desktop.

tigervncsession is rarely called directly and is normally started by the system service manager.

FILES
Several VNC-related files are found in the directory $HOME/.vnc:

/etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-defaults
    The optional system-wide equivalent of $HOME/.vnc/config. If this file exists and defines options to be passed to Xtigervnc, they will be used as defaults for users. The user's $HOME/.vnc/config overrides settings configured in this file. The overall configuration file load order is: this file, $HOME/.vnc/config, and then /etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-mandatory. None are required to exist.

/etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-mandatory
    The optional system-wide equivalent of $HOME/.vnc/config. If this file exists and defines options to be passed to Xtigervnc, they will override any of the same options defined in a user's $HOME/.vnc/config. This file offers a mechanism to establish some basic form of system-wide policy. WARNING! There is nothing stopping users from constructing their own tigervncsession-like script that calls Xtigervnc directly to bypass any options defined in /etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-mandatory. The overall configuration file load order is: /etc/tigervnc/vncserver-config-defaults, $HOME/.vnc/config, and then this file. None are required to exist.

$HOME/.vnc/config
    An optional server config file wherein options to be passed to Xtigervnc are listed to avoid hard-coding them to the physical invocation. List options in this file one per line. For those requiring an argument, simply separate the option from the argument with an equal sign, for example: "geometry=2000x1200" or "securitytypes=vncauth,tlsvnc". Options without an argument are simply listed as a single word, for example: "localhost" or "alwaysshared".

    The special option session can be used to control which session type will be started. This should match one of the files in /usr/share/xsessions. E.g. if there is a file called "gnome.desktop", then "session=gnome" would be set to use that session type.

$HOME/.vnc/passwd
    The VNC password file.

$HOME/.vnc/host:display#.log
    The log file for Xtigervnc and the session.

SEE ALSO
xtigervncviewer(1), tigervncpasswd(1), tigervncconfig(1), Xtigervnc(1)
https://www.tigervnc.org

AUTHOR
Tristan Richardson, RealVNC Ltd., D. R. Commander and others.

VNC was originally developed by the RealVNC team while at Olivetti Research Ltd / AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. TightVNC additions were implemented by Constantin Kaplinsky. Many other people have since participated in development, testing and support. This manual is part of the TigerVNC software suite.