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# VNC
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## Setup
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If you came here, you are most likely wanting to gain access to vnc. The process
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is not very difficult:
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1. Open your shell and type `acquirevnc`. This will
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automatically give you a port number. **Note this down.**
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2. The script will also prompt you to give a password. Follow the on-screen
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prompts, and note this password down, preferably in a password manager.
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3. Install a VNC client on your local machine. The client for tigervnc is
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recommended.
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## Connection
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1. Forward the port to your local machine. To do this, run
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`ssh -L xxxx:localhost:xxxx -f -N -C username@thunix.net` on
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your local machine **every time** before you connect to your vnc. Replace
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username with your username and xxxx with your port nummber.
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2. Connect to `localhost:xxxx` in your vnc client, where xxxx is your port number.
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3. Type in your password you chose earlier when prompted.
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## Starting VNC Server
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You normally should not need to start your vnc server, as the `acquirevnc`
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script starts your server for you. However, in the unlikely case of a server
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reboot or a vnc crash, all you need to do is run `startvnc` and vnc will begin
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in the background.
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## Support
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While the process is designed to be as easy as possible, it is easy to trip up.
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For help, jump in our IRC channel on irc.tilde.chat/6697 in channel #thunix.
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