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diff --git a/unix/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man b/unix/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man
index c70a425a..71c6461a 100644
--- a/unix/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man
+++ b/unix/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ vncpasswd \- change the VNC password
.B vncpasswd
allows you to set the password used to access VNC desktops. Its default
behavior is to prompt for a VNC password and then store an obfuscated version
-of this password to \fIpasswd-file\fR (or to $HOME/.vnc/passwd if no password
-file is specified.) The \fBvncserver\fP script runs \fBvncpasswd\fP the first
-time you start a VNC desktop, and it invokes \fBXvnc\fP with the appropriate
-\fB\-rfbauth\fP option. \fBvncviewer\fP can also be given a password file to
-use via the \fB\-passwd\fP option.
+of this password to \fIpasswd-file\fR (or to
+\fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tigervnc/passwd\fP if no passwordfile is specified.) The
+\fBvncserver\fP script runs \fBvncpasswd\fP the first time you start a VNC
+desktop, and it invokes \fBXvnc\fP with the appropriate \fB\-rfbauth\fP option.
+\fBvncviewer\fP can also be given a password file to use via the \fB\-passwd\fP
+option.
The password must be at least six characters long (unless the \fB\-f\fR
command-line option is used-- see below), and only the first eight
@@ -38,7 +39,9 @@ character.
.SH FILES
.TP
-$HOME/.vnc/passwd
+\fI$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/tigervnc/passwd\fP
+.TQ
+\fI$HOME/.config/tigervnc/passwd\fP
Default location of the VNC password file.
.SH SEE ALSO