Puppet Class: vnc::server

Defined in:
manifests/server.pp

Overview

Installs vnc-server, includes GDM for configuration, and sets up some default vnc sessions.

NOTE: You MUST set the following in Hiera to enable XDMCP. VNC will not work without it.

Examples:

---
gdm::settings:
  xdmcp:
    Enable: true

Parameters:

  • package_ensure (String) (defaults to: simplib::lookup('simp_options::package_ensure', { 'default_value' => 'installed' }))

    The ensure status of the tigervnc-server package

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# File 'manifests/server.pp', line 17

class vnc::server (
  String $package_ensure = simplib::lookup('simp_options::package_ensure', { 'default_value' => 'installed' }),
) {
  include 'xinetd'
  include 'gdm'

  # Some useful defaults
  vnc::server::create { 'vnc_standard':
    port     => 5901,
    geometry => '1024x768',
    depth    => 16
  }

  vnc::server::create { 'vnc_lowres':
    port     => 5902,
    geometry => '800x600',
    depth    => 16
  }

  vnc::server::create { 'vnc_highres':
    port     => 5903,
    geometry => '1280x1024',
    depth    => 16
  }

  package { 'tigervnc-server':
    ensure => $package_ensure
  }
}