![]() VNC was originally developed by the RealVNC team while at Olivetti Research Ltd / AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. See Also vncviewer(1), vncserver(1), xvnc(1) vncconfig(1), ![]() Files $HOME/.vnc/passwdĭefault location of the VNC password file. Note that in filter mode, short or even empty passwords willīe silently accepted. Read a plain-text password from stdin and write an encrypted version to stdout. Password, so vncpasswd always sets appropriate permissions (read and write only by the owner.) However, when accessing a VNC desktop, aĬhallenge-response mechanism is used over the wire making it hard for anyone to crack the password simply by snooping on the network. Note that the stored password is not encrypted securely - anyone who has access to this file can trivially find out the plain-text The password must be at least six characters long (unless the -f command-line option is used- see below), and only the first eight characters are vncviewer can also be given a password file to use via the -passwd option. Specified.) The vncserver script runs vncpasswd the first time you start a VNC desktop, and it invokes Xvnc with the appropriate Prompt for a VNC password and then store an obfuscated version of this password to passwd-file (or to $HOME/.vnc/passwd if no password file is Vncpasswd allows you to set the password used to access VNC desktops.
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