diff --git a/roles/cvl-menus/tasks/main.yml b/roles/cvl-menus/tasks/main.yml
index bc6cdf091b57b3aa528769f9e893e847eef74e29..b103cde02503c65a51d0f8f7a7614596ccd91882 100644
--- a/roles/cvl-menus/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/cvl-menus/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
+- name: Sanity check menu directory
+  shell: mkdir -p /etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged 
+  args:
+    creates: "/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged"
+  sudo: true
+  
 - name: configure the cvl menues
   copy: src=cvl.menu dest=/etc/xdg/menus/applications-merged/cvl.menu mode=644 owner=root group=root
   sudo: true
 
 - name: configure the cvl backgroud image 
-  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/usr/share/backgrounds/i{{ item }} mode=644 owner=root group=root
+  copy: src={{ item }} dest=/usr/share/backgrounds/{{ item }} mode=644 owner=root group=root
   with_items:
     - cvl_desktop.svg
     - default.xml
diff --git a/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
index af6536ae2dc5088150e732930a05189e49dae999..1cc85b919195ea102c531004c8a67257f59578d6 100644
--- a/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurm/tasks/main.yml
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@
   notify: restart slurm
   when: slurm_use_vpn==True
 
+- name: create data directory
+  shell: mkdir -p /var/spool/slurm 
+  args:
+    creates: "/var/spool/slurm"
+  sudo: true
+
 - name: create log directory
   shell: mkdir -p {{ slurmddebug.log | dirname }} 
   args:
diff --git a/roles/slurmdb/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurmdb/tasks/main.yml
index 24b4ce676791fa0f45e3a2ff5a3cf6eb803d2804..c332c5638efeafd4dc2ead16d7f7ade0d7798108 100644
--- a/roles/slurmdb/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurmdb/tasks/main.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,11 @@
   sudo: true
 #  notify: restart slurmdb
 
-- name: sanitic check service
+- name: sanity check slrumdbd service
   service: "name=slurmdbd enabled=yes state=started"
   sudo: true
 
-- name: sanitic check service
+- name: sanity check slurm service
   service: "name=slurm enabled=yes state=started"
   sudo: true
 
diff --git a/roles/slurmdb/templates/slurmdbd.conf.j2 b/roles/slurmdb/templates/slurmdbd.conf.j2
index 432c5357e7fbd124f8bdbaa77e5bea8a39628673..bec8e9647356cd8814d2e2892722cd61d03617c5 100644
--- a/roles/slurmdb/templates/slurmdbd.conf.j2
+++ b/roles/slurmdb/templates/slurmdbd.conf.j2
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ PidFile=/var/run/slurmdbd.pid
 StorageType=accounting_storage/mysql
 StorageHost={{ slurmctrl }}
 #StoragePort=1234
-StoragePass=password
+StoragePass={{ slurmDbPassword }}
 StorageUser=slurmdb
 StorageLoc=slurm_acct_db