Configure VNC to run at startup

vi /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
…
VNCSERVERS=”1:username”
VNCSERVERARGS[1]=”-geometry 1024×768″
…

Use ntsysv to configure vncserver to run at startup.

Configure vnc session to use GNOME

su – username # if necessary
cd .vnc
cp -p xstartup xstartup.orig

vi xstartup
###Begin file###
#!/bin/sh

# Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
unset SESSION_MANAGER
exec /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc

[ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
[ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
xsetroot -solid grey
vncconfig -iconic &
xterm -geometry 80×24+10+10 -ls -title “$VNCDESKTOP Desktop” &
startx &
###End file###

Note: Make sure there is not blank line after the startx line.

service vncserver restart

Use your vnc client to connect to hostname:1.