OK, first time configuring vncserver on Centos7. I have read through a bunch of old messages here on vncserver and thought I had it. Obviously not.
1) cp /usr/lib/systemd/system/vncserver@.service /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service 2) vi /etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service
I changed <USER> in both places to root
3) systemctl daemon-reload 4) systemctl enable vncserver@:3.service 5) vncpasswd To create /root/.vnc/passwd 6) systemctl start vncserver@:3.service
# systemctl -l status vncserver@:3 ● vncserver@:3.service - Remote desktop service (VNC) Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver@.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Active: failed (Result: resources) since Thu 2017-05-25 12:31:13 EDT; 13s ago Process: 5173 ExecStart=/usr/sbin/runuser -l root -c /usr/bin/vncserver %i (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 5170 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/vncserver -kill %i > /dev/null 2>&1 || : (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
May 25 12:31:10 homebase.home.htt systemd[1]: Starting Remote desktop service (VNC)... May 25 12:31:13 homebase.home.htt systemd[1]: PID file /home/root/.vnc/homebase.home.htt:3.pid not readable (yet?) after start. May 25 12:31:13 homebase.home.htt systemd[1]: Failed to start Remote desktop service (VNC). May 25 12:31:13 homebase.home.htt systemd[1]: Unit vncserver@:3.service entered failed state. May 25 12:31:13 homebase.home.htt systemd[1]: vncserver@:3.service failed.
Thanks for all help.