Hello everyone,


I use tightvnc on a remote Debian 10 machine with a single user with the service configured as this :
That works fine for a year but now I'd need to add 2 other users and I cannot find any documentation in english or french to help me.
This is the reason why I come here to ask some help please.


Thanks

The DEFAULT VNCserver setup will allow any existing user on the system to start a VNC over SSH session.
Instructions on pages like this one https://www.linuxfordevices.com/tuto...rver-on-debian are common, and should be sufficient.

\Note: as always with Linux THERE IS MORE THAN ONE WAY TO DO IT!

I suggest you have a look, back up your current configurations, and have a go. If you try something and run into trouble you cannot handle:
1. you can always restore to your current setup, and
2. you can bring the results and questions back here for additional comment.

Personally, I would create a virtual machine or spare box and load it to play with first and set up my main server with what I have already proven to myself works every time!

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Thank you Wpeckham


All your message helps me.


You said :




So I remove my script /etc/systemd/system/vncserver\@.service (properly, after disabling), then I rebooted the machine to test if I could continue to log in but no. My Remmina configuration uses a ssh tunnel configured as the link linuxfordevices you gave me.



Is there a thing I ignore to make it work ?

My fault, I just realized mine was NOT TightVNC for that multi-user setup.
I did not mean to mislead you, but I headed off int he wrong direction myself. Whole different software package.

The EASY setup for vncserver is single user single session. The default SERVER setup for the one I had been using allows multi-user by default starting a listener as the system service and spawning sessions at request. That is not something that is automatic for most vnc software.

For TightVNC you might want to check the TightVNC WIKI pages and this local thread on this site: https://www.linuxquestions.org/quest...achine-846814/
Check this out as well: https://www.digitalocean.com/communi...c-on-debian-10 for a configuration that looks like yours. Note that each user needs to have a different definition with a unique port. and that expanding that may be non-trivial.


Another option is to migrate to X2GO which IS in the Debian repos for version 10. That is a whole different beast, but one with some serious performance and setup advantages.

PS: IBM figured out a way to resolve this that I like, but it needs to be adapted for Debian 10 and systemd. See here https://developer.ibm.com/technologi...userloginsvnc/
it looks like fun. The problem is that it does not automate the ssh encryption setup and that gets interesting.

I like this one better https://www.stuartellis.name/articles/vnc-on-linux/