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README.md

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+# Ansible role for installing vncserver and cinnamon desktop
+URL: 
+
+## Required variables
+- vnc.user

tasks/main.yml

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+- name: Install vncserver
+  yum:
+    name: 
+      - tigervnc-server
+      - xterm
+      - xorg-x11-xauth
+    state: latest
+
+- name: Install cinnamon desktop group package
+  yum:
+    name: '@Cinnamon Desktop'
+    state: latest
+
+- name: Create .vnc directory
+  file:
+    path: "~{{vnc.user}}/.vnc"
+    state: directory
+    mode: 0755
+
+- name: Create vncpassword
+  shell: "echo {{vnc.pass}} | vncpasswd -f > ~{{vnc.user}}/.vnc/passwd"
+
+- name: Create xstartup file
+  copy:
+          dest: "~{{vnc.user}}/.vnc/xstartup"
+          content: |
+                  #!/bin/bash
+                  # Uncomment the following two lines for normal desktop:
+                  unset SESSION_MANAGER
+                  unset DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS
+                  #. /etc/X11/xinit/xinitrc
+                  /bin/cinnamon-session
+                  [ -x /etc/vnc/xstartup ] && exec /etc/vnc/xstartup
+                  [ -r $HOME/.Xresources ] && xrdb $HOME/.Xresources
+                  xsetroot -solid grey
+                  vncconfig -iconic &
+                  x-terminal-emulator -geometry 80x24+10+10 -ls -title "$VNCDESKTOP Desktop" &
+                  x-window-manager &
+
+- name: Change ownership of .vnc
+  file:
+    path: "~{{ vnc.user }}/.vnc"
+    owner: {{ vnc.user }}
+    recurse: yes
+
+- name: Create systemd config
+  copy:
+          dest: /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@:1.service
+          content: |
+              [Unit]
+              Description=Remote desktop service (VNC)
+              After=syslog.target network.target
+              
+              [Service]
+              Type=forking
+              User={{vnc.user}}
+              PIDFile=/home/%u/.vnc/%H%i.pid
+              ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :'
+              ExecStart=/usr/bin/vncserver %i
+              ExecStop=/bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || :'
+              
+              [Install]
+              WantedBy=multi-user.target
+              EOF
+              
+              systemctl daemon-reload
+              systemctl start vncserver@:1
+
+- name: Start and enable vncserver
+  service:
+    name: vncserver@:1
+    state: started
+    enabled: yes
+
+- name: Display vnc.pass
+  debug:
+    var: vnc.pass

vars/main.yml

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+vnc.pass: "{{ lookup('password', '/dev/shm/.vncpass chars=ascii_letters,digits,hexdigits length=15') }}"