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# The vncserver service unit file
#
# Quick HowTo: As the User wanting to have this functionality
#
# 1. Copy this file to ~/.config/systemd/user/ (Optional, in case default settings are not suitable)
#
#   $ mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user
#   $ cp /usr/lib/systemd/user/vncserver@.service ~/.config/systemd/user/
#
# 2. Reload user's systemd
#
#    $ systemctl --user daemon-reload
#
# 3. Start the service immediately and enable it at boot
#
#    $ systemctl --user enable vncserver@:<display>.service --now
#
# 4. Enable lingering
#
#    $ loginctl enable-linger
#
# DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is
# untrusted!  For a secure way of using VNC, you should
# limit connections to the local host and then tunnel from
# the machine you want to view VNC on (host A) to the machine
# whose VNC output you want to view (host B)
#
# [user@hostA ~]$ ssh -v -C -L 590N:localhost:590M hostB
#
# this will open a connection on port 590N of your hostA to hostB's port 590M
# (in fact, it ssh-connects to hostB and then connects to localhost (on hostB).
# See the ssh man page for details on port forwarding)
#
# You can then point a VNC client on hostA at vncdisplay N of localhost and with
# the help of ssh, you end up seeing what hostB makes available on port 590M
#
# Use "-nolisten tcp" to prevent X connections to your VNC server via TCP.
#
# Use "-localhost" to prevent remote VNC clients connecting except when
# doing so through a secure tunnel.  See the "-via" option in the
# `man vncviewer' manual page.


[Unit]
Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking

ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :'
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver %i
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i

Restart=on-success
RestartSec=15

[Install]
WantedBy=default.target