Change VNC Server Password?

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 5:09 pm

What file do I edit to restore the VNC server password?

orochi · Post by **orochi** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 7:06 pm

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=ch ... gle+Search

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sat Aug 19, 2006 10:56 pm

Tried like 3 times with different passwords and nothing worked. TightVNC viewer said that it was wrong.

Edit: I fixed it, it was port 5901.

Post by **ShALLaX** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 11:05 am

You're doing it wrong if you're running a separate VNC server. You should just run "vncpasswd" as the gentoox user. I'm pretty sure this is in the manual/ FAQ somewhere.

vb_master · Post by **vb_master** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 6:06 pm

ShALLaX wrote:You're doing it wrong if you're running a separate VNC server. You should just run "vncpasswd" as the gentoox user. I'm pretty sure this is in the manual/ FAQ somewhere.

I was using port 0, that's what was wrong.

Post by **ShALLaX** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:17 pm

Port 0 is the correct port to use. If you are running a separate VNC server, you're not doing it right. Gentoox has a VNC server module that runs in Xorg.

joshua.lyon · Post by **joshua.lyon** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 5:31 pm

I think I must be missing something here. I'm using the default VNC server (daemon?) built that came with GentooX Home, but I'm having trouble changing the VNC password.

Here's a cut and paste from the shell. I simply run vncpasswd, enter my password twice, and tell it no I dont want a view only password. However, when I go to login with tightVNC's VNC Viewer, I still have to use the original password of "gentoox" to see anything.

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Xbox ~ # vncpasswd
Using password file /root/.vnc/passwd
Password:
Verify:
Would you like to enter a view-only password (y/n)? n

Does it seem like I'm doing something wrong?

joshua.lyon · Post by **joshua.lyon** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 6:01 pm

I'm not 100% sure, but I think the first time I ran the command:

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vncpasswd

I received a message saying that the passwd file would be generated. Does the VNC server that comes enabled by default with GentooX home not use the standard password file?

I went as far as checking that file to make sure that the passwords were actually updating. I ran the following command before and after the running the above command to make sure the file was changing:

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nano /root/.vnc/passwd

Anyone have any input?