On Mon, 3 Dec 2012 16:53:58 +1100 jupiter <jupiter....@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi, > > Can vncpasswd accept an encrypted password? > > What is the password encryption scheme used in tigerVNC? It does not > look like the encrypted password used by CentOS or other Linux system. > If your question is if you can take the password data from /etc/passwd (or /etc/shadow) and put it in the vnc password file, then the answer is no. The algorithms are different, so it's not compatible. But TigerVNC supports PAM authentication, which will allow users to log in using their normal password. Rgds -- Pierre Ossman Software Development Cendio AB http://cendio.com Teknikringen 8 http://twitter.com/ThinLinc 583 30 Linköping http://facebook.com/ThinLinc Phone: +46-13-214600 http://plus.google.com/112509906846170010689 A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?
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