Create .vnc if it doesn\'t exist

startvnc.sh

@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@
 #
 # The vncviewer client has to support the -via option. TurboVNC,
 # TigerVNC and TightVNC are known to work.
+#
+# You really should use publickey authentication. Otherwise you
+# have to type your password many times.
 
 set -e
 
@@ -108,7 +111,8 @@ fi
 if ! ${ssh_mistral} "test -s .vnc/passwd"; then
     echo "No VNC password found. Please set now."
     ${ssh_mistral} -t "salloc -Q -n1 -pgpu -A${acctcode} -- /bin/bash -c \
-        'ssh -tt \$SLURM_JOB_NODELIST -- /opt/TurboVNC/bin/vncpasswd'"
+        'ssh -tt \$SLURM_JOB_NODELIST -- mkdir -p .vnc \
+        && /opt/TurboVNC/bin/vncpasswd'"
 fi
 
 trap clean_up INT QUIT TERM ERR EXIT