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.