A user can start VNC manually. A VNC password is required.
Caution - A VNC password should be different from the user's UNIX login password. A VNC password is not securely encoded on disk or across the network. |
# /usr/bin/vncserver
Password: Verify: New 'myhost:2 ()' desktop is myhost:2 Creating default startup script /home/user1/.vnc/xstartup Starting applications specified in /home/user1/.vnc/xstartup Log file is /home/user1/.vnc/myhost:2.log
# vncviewer hostname: portnumber
For example:
# vncviewer myhost:2
Verify that you see the login screen and can log in to a desktop session.