Getting Password Authentication for VNC Server

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: Getting Password Authentication for VNC Server
started by: sunack

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Posted by sunack on Sep. 20 2006,03:20

I just wanted to put this out here in case anyone else can use the info.  I like to post when I figure stuff out so other people can know how to do it sooner.

I needed VNC Server to do two things.  When a client connects it comes up to the current X destop that is on the screen and it asks for a password first.

Here is what I did.

Edit the .xinitrc in /home/dsl

right before the dillo command add the following two lines

/usr/local/bin/vnc4x.sh
/usr/local/bin/vnc4x0.sh

then I edited the vnc4x0.sh in /home/dsl/.vnc and changed the line from:

/usr/local/bin/x0vncserver -SecurityTypes=none

to:

/usr/local/bin/x0vncserver -SecurityTypes=VncAuth -PasswordFile=/home/dls/.vnc/passwd

then I edited the vnc4x.sh in /home/dsl/.vnc and change the line from:

/usr/local/bin/vncserver -SecurityTypes=none

to:

/usr/local/bin/vncserver -SecurityTypes=VncAuth

(This tells it to use Vnc Authentication and to use the password file  /home/dsl/.vnc/passwd)

then do a vncpasswd from a shell

it will ask you to put the password in two times

Restart X and then you will be set.

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Posted by eastos on Oct. 25 2006,03:57

Thank you, It make me saved a lot of time.

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