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Oracle Linux 8: VNC setup failing with "status=200/CHDIR" or "status=216/GROUP" (Doc ID 2912008.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 29, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 8.0 to Oracle Linux 8.7 [Release OL8 to OL8U7]
Linux x86-64

Symptoms

 Setting up VNC Server using tigervnc on OL8 fails alternatively with the following messages.

 

Changes

 The NIS user's home working directory is based on NFS.

Cause

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