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salt/states/remote-desktop/init.sls

@@ -10,20 +10,22 @@ Disable wayland login:
     - group: root
     - mode: "0644"
 
+Check that passwd file has correct settings:
+  file.managed:
+    - name: /home/{{ pillar['username'] }}/.vnc/passwd
+    - source: salt://remote-desktop/files/passwd
+    - replace: False
+    - user: {{ pillar['username'] }}
+    - group: users
+    - mode: "0600"
+    - makedirs: True
+    - dir_mode: "0700"
 
 Set vnc password if no passwd file:
   cmd.run:
     - name: bash -c "echo {{ pillar['remote-desktop']['password'] }} | vncpasswd -f > /home/{{ pillar['username'] }}/.vnc/passwd"
     - runas: {{ pillar['username'] }}
-    - unless: bash -c "[[ -f /home/{{ pillar['username'] }}/.vnc/passwd ]]"
-
-Check that passwd file has correct settings:
-  file.managed:
-    - name: /home/{{ pillar['username'] }}/.vnc/passwd
-    - replace: False
-    - user: {{ pillar['username'] }}
-    - group: users
-    - mode: "0600"
+    - unless: bash -c "[[ -s /home/{{ pillar['username'] }}/.vnc/passwd ]]"
 
 Create x0vncserver desktop file:
   file.managed: