Setup VNC Server on Linux

Run VNCserver on CentOS

Short notes on how to run VNCserver under CentOS 5

1. install the app
#> sudo yum install vnc-server

2. create a password file
#> vncpasswd password

3. edit vnc config file
#> sudo vi /etc/sysconfig/vncserver
VNCSERVERS="1:yourusername"
- uncomment this if you want to force VNC connections only via SSH tunnel
#VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 800×600 -nolisten tcp -nohttpd -localhost"

4. start vncserver
#> sudo service vncserver start

Tweaks : what ever vnc start for you is in $HOME/.vnc/xstartup,uncomment the following two lines to have your default desktop
#unset SESSION_MANAGER # exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

Sorce: http://www.101tech.net/wordpress/2007/07/20/run-vncserver-on-centos/