Bug 1397207

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1383089 +++

Hi guys!

It looks like

https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/24/html/System_Administrators_Guide/ch-TigerVNC.html

is a bit out of date. The service changed the way it starts, it now requires two changes:

User=MY_USER
PIDFile=/home/MY_USER/.vnc/%H%i.pid

I also suggest to add Troubleshooting section:

A) When VNC server does not start, check status of the service (systemctl status), system journal or SELinux denials.

(I recently filed a bug 1383088 for Fedora 24 on that topic)

B) TigerVNC enforces encryption when using password authentication. Some clients (outdated or MacOS built-in Shared Screen application) won't be able to connect.

--- Additional comment from Stephen Wadeley on 2016-10-10 17:23:55 EDT ---

Thank you for raising this bug.

 I will test and update accordingly.

--- Additional comment from Stephen Wadeley on 2016-11-21 17:04:50 EST ---

(In reply to Lukas Zapletal from comment #0)
> Hi guys!
> 
> It looks like
> 
> https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/24/html/
> System_Administrators_Guide/ch-TigerVNC.html
> 
> is a bit out of date. The service changed the way it starts, it now requires
> two changes:
> 
> User=MY_USER
> PIDFile=/home/MY_USER/.vnc/%H%i.pid
> 
and the instructions in the file [1] do not tell you to replace <user> with a valid user. I can clone this bug for that.

[1] /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service

= = = = = =  =

Hello

In file source vncserver service unit file {[1] above} I see:

# 2. Edit User=
#   ("User=foo")

then later the lines:

[Service]
Type=forking
User=   <---- We edit by adding user here

# Clean any existing files in /tmp/.X11-unix environment
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver %i
PIDFile=/home/<USER>/.vnc/%H%i.pid

But line above is not mentioned. <USER> must also be replaced by the same "user"