# Configuring Open Ondemand and getting the following vnc error

**URL:** <https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/configuring-open-ondemand-and-getting-the-following-vnc-error/4424>\
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**Created:** [August 7, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/configuring-open-ondemand-and-getting-the-following-vnc-error/4424 "2025-08-07T13:39:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![JsilvaCM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/jsilvacm/32/2891_2.png) [@JsilvaCM](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/JsilvaCM)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 1:39pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/configuring-open-ondemand-and-getting-the-following-vnc-error/4424/1 "2025-08-07T13:39:47Z")

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```auto
ERROR: Unable to locate a modulefile for 'ondemand-vnc'
Setting VNC password...
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 152: vncpasswd: command not found
Starting VNC server...
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 161: vncserver: command not found
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 169: vncserver: command not found
Cleaning up...
/var/spool/slurmd/job00028/slurm_script: line 25: vncserver: command not found

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**Author:** ![JsilvaCM](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/jsilvacm/32/2891_2.png) [@JsilvaCM](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/JsilvaCM)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/configuring-open-ondemand-and-getting-the-following-vnc-error/4424/2 "2025-08-07T13:47:58Z")

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I was able to get past it but looks like I have a new error

```auto
Script starting...
Generating connection YAML file...
Launching desktop 'xfce'...
xfce4-session: Cannot open display: .
Type 'xfce4-session --help' for usage.
Desktop 'xfce' ended with 1 status...
Cleaning up...

```

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**Author:** ![travert](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/discourse.openondemand.org/travert/32/3074_2.png) [@travert](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/travert)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2025, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/configuring-open-ondemand-and-getting-the-following-vnc-error/4424/3 "2025-08-12T14:55:25Z")

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Hello and welcome!

Sorry for the delay in response. In the `submit.yml` config file for this app, under the `batch_connect` stanza, what are you setting the `template` to?

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/osc/original/2X/b/bae70bd0ed39a3ae769c2108155f4cb3e9da8385.png) [@system](https://discourse.openondemand.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://discourse.openondemand.org/t/configuring-open-ondemand-and-getting-the-following-vnc-error/4424/4 "2026-02-08T14:55:31Z")

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