activate a service?

[T.C. Hollingsworth]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 2:33 PM, Mike Wright <mike.wright at mailinator.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Just installed f16.
>
> I've seen this answered before but I can't find it anywhere.
>
> After installing tigervnc-server
>
> /lib/systemd/system/vncserver at .service arrived.
>
> None of the old chkconfig/service stuff seems to works anymore.
>
> Shortcut: how do I turn this on?
>
> Best answer: where are the docs?

At the top of /lib/systemd/system/vncserver at .service.  ;-)

# The vncserver service unit file
#
# Quick HowTo:
# 1. Copy this file to /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:<display>.service
# 2. Edit <USER> and vncserver parameters appropriately
#   ("runuser -l <USER> -c /usr/bin/vncserver %i -arg1 -arg2")
# 3. Run `systemctl daemon-reload`
#
# 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 at 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.

-T.C.