The encrypted root password as stored in /etc/shadow cannot easily be converted back to its plain text. So it's not going to be simple to do this.
It might also make the system much less secure (eg someone could quickly find the root passwd by gaining access to a backup tape containing ~root/.vnc/passwd. I'm assuming you want to run the VNC server as root. My advice would be to start vnc server with rfbauth=/dev/null and then use SSH to connect to the box, it should be easy to write a script that extracts the clients address from $SSH_CLIENT, and then uses vncconnect to initiate the connection in reverse. (run the viewer in listen mode before you start) If you're super paranoid about security then its probably also wise to start a root Xvnc with -nolisten tcp. (I regard this as a weakness in VNC, it would be much more secure if access via vncconnect could be disabled when reqd) Cheers Tim McGarry ----- Original Message ----- From: "Beerse, Corni" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'wushanyi'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 9:36 AM Subject: RE: how can i use the root passwd as the vnc default passwd > > -----Original Message----- > > From: wushanyi [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > i use realvnc 3.3.7 in RH8 > > i need the default connect password is the root passwd > > how can i realization this when i first start vnc??? > > There is no default. If you need an update: > Use `vncpasswd`, it will update the password file in ~/.vnc/. > (This might even work on-the-fly ;-) > > You can also just remove the passwordfile and restart `vncviewer. > Both ways will ask you for a new password. > > > CBee > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
