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So that you can go from the login screen to the desktop without having to have the user already logged in. If you reboot the system you can still get in as this will allow vnc server to share the login screen. Screen resolution adjustment after login may cause the connection to reset, however, you can reconnect and you're in like Flynn. sudo apt-get -y remove vino{{:Configure vncserver on Mint}} sudo apt install x11vnc sudo mkdir /etc/x11vnc sudo x11vnc --storepasswd /etc/x11vnc/vncpwd sudo vi /lib/systemd/system/x11vnc.service Now you're in the text editor and you need to add the following lines: [Unit] Description=Start x11vnc at startup. After=multi-user.target [Service] Type=simple ExecStart=/usr/bin/x11vnc -auth guess -forever -noxdamage -repeat -rfbauth /etc/x11vnc/vncpwd -rfbport 5900 -shared [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target Save and exit vi, go back to command prompt and type: sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable x11vnc.service sudo systemctl start x11vnc.service * verified: Mint 18.3 Sylvia 2/15/2018