vncserver -bash: /usr/bin/vncserver: /usr/bin/env: bad interpreter

ravindert · 07-23-2014, 05:36 PM

Hi All,

I am trying to configure the vnc server and getting below error when i made the changes in the vncserver configuration file.

So please suggest the solution to this problem.

[root@local~]# vncserver
-bash: /usr/bin/vncserver: /usr/bin/env: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
[root@local~]#

Below is the configuration file and error when starting the vnc server.

[root@vfaul500 sysconfig]# /etc/init.d/vncserver restart
Shutting down VNC server: 1:rt083742 [FAILED]
Starting VNC server: 1:rt083742 -bash: /usr/bin/vncserver: /usr/bin/env: bad interpreter: No such file or directory
[FAILED]
[root@vfaul500 sysconfig]# cat /etc/sysconfig/vncservers
# The VNCSERVERS variable is a list of display:user pairs.
#
# Uncomment the lines below to start a VNC server on display :2
# as my 'myusername' (adjust this to your own). You will also
# need to set a VNC password; run 'man vncpasswd' to see how
# to do that.
#
# DO NOT RUN THIS SERVICE if your local area network is
# untrusted! For a secure way of using VNC, see
# <URL:http://www.uk.research.att.com/archive/vnc/sshvnc.html>.

# Use "-nolisten tcp" to prevent X connections to your VNC server via TCP.

# Use "-nohttpd" to prevent web-based VNC clients connecting.

# Use "-localhost" to prevent remote VNC clients connecting except when
# doing so through a secure tunnel. See the "-via" option in the
# `man vncviewer' manual page.

# VNCSERVERS="2:myusername"
# VNCSERVERARGS[2]="-geometry 800x600 -nolisten tcp -nohttpd -localhost"

VNCSERVERS="1:rt083742"
VNCSERVERARGS[1]="-geometry 640x480"
[root@vfaul500 sysconfig]#

sag47 · 07-23-2014, 05:48 PM

Please make use of bbcode code blocks. You haven't provided much information. What distro are you using?

On my system if I look at the interpreter:

Code:

$ ls -l $(which vncserver)
-rwxr-xr-x. 1 root root 20263 Nov 22  2011 /usr/bin/vncserver

$ head -n1 /usr/bin/vncserver
#!/usr/bin/env perl

My vncserver depends on the existence of perl as well as the existence of /usr/bin/env. I look up what package provides /usr/bin/env...

Code:

$ rpm -q --whatprovides /usr/bin/env
coreutils-8.12-9.fc16.x86_64

As you can see it's part of the coreutils package on my system. So at least I know it depends on coreutils and perl on my system. You should check your own system to see what you have installed as well as the permissions of the files/interpreters.