vncserver rc.d script for FreeBSD

vncserver

#!/bin/sh

# Download this file
# cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d && fetch --no-verify-peer https://gist.githubusercontent.com/PieterScheffers/1ecd70a1bfe640afb98f3cac9630814b/raw/326033ce1c243fd7ecd018684e748234668cf9ff/vncserver
#
# Make the file executable with:
# /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vncserver (chmod +x)
#
# add to /etc/rc.conf
#
# vncserver_enable="YES"
# vncserver_user="vncserver"
# vncserver_display="1"


# PROVIDE: vncserver
# REQUIRE: NETWORKING SERVERS DAEMON ldconfig resolv
#
 
. /etc/rc.subr
 
name=vncserver
rcvar=vncserver_enable
 
VNCSERVER=/usr/local/bin/vncserver
 
load_rc_config $name
 
start_cmd="vncserver_start"
stop_cmd="vncserver_stop"
restart_cmd="vncserver_restart"
 
: ${vncserver_user="vncserver"}
: ${vncserver_enable="NO"}
: ${vncserver_display="1"}
: ${vncserver_depth="24"}
: ${vncserver_geometry="1280x800"}
 
vncserver_start()
{
        CMD="$VNCSERVER -depth ${vncserver_depth} -geometry ${vncserver_geometry} -nolisten tcp :${vncserver_display}"
        su -l ${vncserver_user} -c "${CMD}"
}
 
vncserver_stop()
{
        CMD="$VNCSERVER -kill :${vncserver_display}"
        su -l ${vncserver_user} -c "${CMD}"
}
 
run_rc_command "$1"

Adding dbus at the end doesn't fix the issue if the ssh connection with the server (C2S port forwarding) is established too early
In that case, SSH connection needs to be closed and a new login established to get the display on VNC

I wasn't using port forwarding. My issue is that upon boot the vnc service would start before dbus and thus fail. So after every reboot I would have to manually restart the vnc service. But when I added dbus to the require line the service would wait for dbus to be active, then start so everything worked automatically if I reboot my system.