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Mike Wright

Friday, 27 April 2012 Fri, 27 Apr '12

3:05 p.m.

Hi all, While trying to get vncserver working I found this within /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service file. /usr/bin/vncserver %i What is %i? Can anybody explain from where this syntax derives? TIA (and befuddled, meanwhile :), Mike Wright

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Richard Shaw

Friday, 27 April Fri, 27 Apr

3:11 p.m.

On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Mike Wright <mike.wright(a)mailinator.com> wrote:

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Hi all, While trying to get vncserver working I found this within /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service file. /usr/bin/vncserver %i What is %i? Can anybody explain from where this syntax derives?

It appears the "@" allows the service to run multiple instances, which I can see as a good thing for vnc. In order to start the service I think you'll need to name your instance, i.e.: systemctl start vncserver(a)<my_instance_designator>.service and the "%i" will resolve to your instance designator. Or that's what this link[1] said :) Richard http://superuser.com/questions/393423/the-symbol-and-systemctl-and-vsftpd

Mike Wright

3:35 p.m.

On 04/27/2012 01:11 PM, Richard Shaw wrote:

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On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 3:05 PM, Mike Wright<mike.wright(a)mailinator.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > While trying to get vncserver working I found this within > > /lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service file. > > /usr/bin/vncserver %i > > What is %i? > > Can anybody explain from where this syntax derives? It appears the "@" allows the service to run multiple instances, which I can see as a good thing for vnc. In order to start the service I think you'll need to name your instance, i.e.: systemctl start vncserver(a)<my_instance_designator>.service and the "%i" will resolve to your instance designator. Or that's what this link[1] said :)

However did you find that? I do thank you for that bit of obscurity. Too bad it's not in the man page.

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Richard http://superuser.com/questions/393423/the-symbol-and-systemctl-and-vsftpd

Bill Davidsen

Saturday, 28 April Sat, 28 Apr

10:20 a.m.

Richard Shaw wrote:

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Thanks for finding that obscure reference. Pity it isn't in the man page where mere mortals could find it. :-( -- Bill Davidsen <davidsen(a)tmr.com> "We have more to fear from the bungling of the incompetent than from the machinations of the wicked." - from Slashdot

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