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How do I start VNC Server on boot?

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How do I create a system-wide autostart file? This would be on a cloud server running the desktop version of Maverick.

I logged in as root and created an autostart file using System/Preferences/StartupApplications but it ended up in /root/.config/autostart and did not execute (as far as I can tell) upon rebooting. The autostart file is to invoke a bash script that invokes the VNC server.

I copied the .desktop autostart file from /root/.config/autostart to /etc/xdg/autostart and rebooted. This did not seem to make a difference.

Edit As mentioned in a comment, the objective is to run my bash script which starts the VNC server upon boot; not upon a login.

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answered 2 Years ago amelican · Accepted Answer

First, install the TightVNC server sudo apt-get install tightvncserver.

Set up the VNC server for the user you wish to log in as. When you run "vncserver" for the first time, it will ask you to set a password. only allow SSH tunnelled or VPN connections. To launch programs or a session when your VNC session starts, modify ~/.vnc/xstartup. Here is an example.
```
#!/bin/sh



xrdb $HOME/.Xresources

xsetroot -solid black

/opt/azureus/azureus &

k3b &

icewm-session &
```

Copy the following into /etc/init.d/vncserver. The easiest way to do it is to copy it to your clipboard, run sudo -i && cat > /etc/init.d/vncserver && exit in a terminal, paste it in, and type CTRL-D. Be sure to change the USER variable to whatever user you want the VNC server to run under.

#!/bin/sh -e

### BEGIN INIT INFO

# Provides:          vncserver

# Required-Start:    networking

# Default-Start:     3 4 5

# Default-Stop:      0 6

### END INIT INFO



PATH="$PATH:/usr/X11R6/bin/"



# The Username:Group that will run VNC

export USER="mythtv"

#${RUNAS}



# The display that VNC will use

DISPLAY="1"



# Color depth (between 8 and 32)

DEPTH="16"



# The Desktop geometry to use.

#GEOMETRY="<WIDTH>x<HEIGHT>"

#GEOMETRY="800x600"

GEOMETRY="1024x768"

#GEOMETRY="1280x1024"



# The name that the VNC Desktop will have.

NAME="my-vnc-server"



OPTIONS="-name ${NAME} -depth ${DEPTH} -geometry ${GEOMETRY} :${DISPLAY}"



. /lib/lsb/init-functions



case "$1" in

start)

log_action_begin_msg "Starting vncserver for user '${USER}' on   localhost:${DISPLAY}"

su ${USER} -c "/usr/bin/vncserver ${OPTIONS}"

;;



stop)

log_action_begin_msg "Stoping vncserver for user '${USER}' on localhost:${DISPLAY}"

su ${USER} -c "/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :${DISPLAY}"

;;



restart)

$0 stop

$0 start

;;

esac



exit 0

Make the script executable with sudo chmod +x /etc/init.d/vncserver.

Finally, connect to your server with a VNC client on port 590X, where X is the value of "DISPLAY" in the vncserver script. On OS X, I like to use Chicken of the VNC. On Windows and Linux, the TightVNC client works nicely.

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