"Unit service entered failed state" When Trying to Start a Properly Configured VNC Service
(Doc ID 2432667.1)
Last updated on MAY 26, 2021
Applies to:
Oracle Compute Cloud Service - Version N/A and laterOracle Linux Cloud Service - Version Oracle Linux 7.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
- Even when the vnc configuration unit file( vncserver_opc@:1.service ) is ok, failed to start VNC service
Aug 07 21:59:14 <HOST> systemd[1]: PID file /home/opc/.vnc/localhost.localdomain:1.pid not readable (yet?) after start.
Aug 07 21:59:14 <HOST> systemd[1]: Failed to start Remote desktop service (VNC).
Aug 07 21:59:14 <HOST> systemd[1]: Unit vncserver_opc@:1.service entered failed state.
Aug 07 21:59:14 <HOST> systemd[1]: vncserver_opc@:1.service failed.
- Occasionally there could be the below error:
Remove This File If There Is No X Server
- The display of the started VNC process (ps -ef|grep vnc) is not the one associated with the one in the configuration
In this example, the opc user should be able to start VNC with the display number 1, but it wrongly started with 14.
$ ps -fea | grep vnc
opc 2723 1 0 20:20 ? 00:00:00 /usr/bin/Xvnc :14 -auth /home/opc/.Xauthority -desktop <HOST>:14 (opc) -fp catalogue:/etc/X11/fontpath.d -geometry 1024x768 -pn -rfbauth /home/opc/.vnc/passwd -rfbport 5914 -rfbwait 30000 ps -fea | grep vnc
Cause
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