Vncserver service always status failed

Troubleshooting
1

Hi, I installed TigerVNC and Xrdp, with xrdp I have no problem, but vncserver is not started every boot. I had to open x11vncserver everytime, but even with that, the service stays on failed status.

I read other post, to check the service and this is what is says:

root@DietPi:~# systemctl status vncserver.service -l
● vncserver.service - Manage VNC Server (DietPi)
   Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/vncserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Sun 2021-02-14 15:30:44 GMT; 15min ago
  Process: 2372 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/vncserver start (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)
 Main PID: 2372 (code=exited, status=203/EXEC)

feb 14 15:30:43 DietPi systemd[1]: Started Manage VNC Server (DietPi).
feb 14 15:30:43 DietPi systemd[2372]: pam_unix(login:session): session opened for user root by (uid=0)
feb 14 15:30:44 DietPi systemd[2372]: vncserver.service: Failed to execute comman
d: No such file or directory
feb 14 15:30:44 DietPi systemd[2372]: vncserver.service: Failed at step EXEC spaw
ning /usr/local/bin/vncserver: No such file or directory
feb 14 15:30:44 DietPi systemd[1]: vncserver.service: Main process exited, code=e
xited, status=203/EXEC
feb 14 15:30:44 DietPi systemd[1]: vncserver.service: Failed with result 'exit-co
de'.

When I installed, it says something too that the directory or file was not found…

Thank you.

2

Hi,

did you checked if vnc server executable is present? Does the following give anything?

ls -la /usr/local/bin/ | grep vnc
3

It does nothing…

4

ok this means you are missing the vnc server executable. pls try to reinstall. Pls post the error message if there is one

dietpi-software reinstall 28
5

Still the same? The services stays in failed status… No errors on reinstall log

6

and the file is still missing?

7

It seems now it’s working, nothing else apart from a reboot was done…

But what I see, for having access throug vnc, I have to manually start x11vncserver every start to be able to connect.

8

x11vnc should be called automatically if you set shared desktop mode in /boot/dietpi.txt.

Did you have set anything on automatic start? Is it a headless system or do you really use a desktop that needs to be shared via VNC?

9

Is not a headless system.

I have set on autostart, Desktop → automatic login,

10

and you like to share the same desktop?

11

Yes, if it is possible

12

can you share following cat /boot/dietpi.txt | grep VNCSERVER

13

There you go:

root@DietPi:~# cat /boot/dietpi.txt | grep VNCSERVER
SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_WIDTH=1280
SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_HEIGHT=720
SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_DEPTH=16
SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_DISPLAY_INDEX=1
SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_SHARE_DESKTOP=0
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pls change following 2 values as follow and restart your system

SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_DISPLAY_INDEX=0
SOFTWARE_VNCSERVER_SHARE_DESKTOP=1