I can't start tightVNC at startup with systemd

[zenvice]

Hello !

My system : Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS (GNU/Linux 5.19.0-32-generic x86_64)

After installing Tightvnc, I scrupulously followed the instructions to fill in a service file so that my vnc server restarts every time ubuntu starts (Recommendation from this site, and many other tests: https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...n-ubuntu-22-04):

[Unit]
Description=Start TightVNC server at startup
After=syslog.target network.target

[Service]
Type=forking
User=mysusername
Group=mysusername
WorkingDirectory=/home/mysusername

PIDFile=/home/mysusername/.vnc/%H:%i.pid
ExecStartPre=-/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i > /dev/null 2>&1
ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver -depth 24 -geometry 1280x800 -localhost :%i
ExecStop=/usr/bin/vncserver -kill :%i

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

The service starts and port 5901 is busy, but I can't access my system through a vnc viewer.

The service is running and port 5901 is busy, but I can't access my system through a vnc viewer, but when I run a simple command line via ssh "vncserver:1" it works. Can you help me?

Good day to you

[MAFoElffen]

Please post the results of

echo $USER

\...becuase in your post, the user name 'myusername' is probably not a valid user of your system...

[zenvice]

In fact, but i had just replace my real username with "myusername" for this post

[MAFoElffen]

Oh, okay. Then please show the output of

sudo systemctl status vncserver@1.service

Then any errors on

ssh -L 59000:localhost:5901 -C -N -l myusername your_server_ip

And while the tunnel is established

sudo lsof -i -n | grep '\<ssh\>\|\<sshd\>'

[zenvice]

Hello,

Thank you for you answer MAFo, however i can start my service now, i must change exectstart= command line with : ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver :%i

And it's ok. But the service is launch without sudo rights.

I had try to change the line exectstart with [COLOR=var(--black-800)]ExecStart=/usr/bin/sudo [/COLOR]/usr/bin/vncserver :%i

But nothing... Though the service doesn't start, maybe because de sudo command ask my passwd ?

Zenvice

[ActionParsnip]

What are you wanting to do on the remote system? There may be a sleeker solution to what you want to do

[zenvice]

I m looking for manage my serveur altought gui for my downloads, and soft on wine for exemple.

So, automating server startup in sudo would be great !

[ActionParsnip]

What do you mean "GUI for downloads"? There are download managers with Web interfaces. Torrent apps also have Web interfaces too....?

[zenvice]

yes torrents with qtorrent and browser or metatrader 4 with wine

[ActionParsnip]

yes torrents with qtorrent and browser or metatrader 4 with wine

Qbittorrent has.a.web UI
You can manage your torrents easily with a Web browser and changing "localhost" in the usual browser access to the IP of the remote system. No need for VNC there.