How to Enable Remote Desktop to Share the Current Desktop Session in CentOS/RHEL 7

Steps to enable remote desktop access in CentOS/RHEL 7.

This can either be done via the following:

In the GUI

1. From an active desktop session, do the following:

Ciick on Applications -> System Tools -> Settings -> Sharing -> Screen Sharing and turn it on.

1. Install vino-server package, vino is the VNC server in CentOS/RHEL to share the existing desktop session:

# yum install vino-server

2. Open the terminal on the existing gnome session, then run these commands to enable remote desktop for gnome:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino enabled true
$ gsettings set org.gnome.vino require-encryption false

3. Use vnc as the authentication method and set the vnc password:

$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino authentication-methods "['vnc']"

Generate the vnc password for it, for example, use ‘vpasswd’ as the password:

$ echo -n 'vpasswd' | base64                                                 
dnBhc3N3ZA==

$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino vnc-password 'dnBhc3N3ZA=='
$ gsettings set org.gnome.Vino prompt-enabled false