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diff --git a/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man b/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ab5e7616 --- /dev/null +++ b/vncpasswd/vncpasswd.man @@ -0,0 +1,42 @@ +.TH vncpasswd 1 "29 July 2003" "RealVNC Ltd" "Virtual Network Computing" +.SH NAME +vncpasswd \- change a VNC password +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B vncpasswd +.RI [ passwd-file ] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.B vncpasswd +allows you to set the password used to access VNC desktops. It stores an +obfuscated version of the password in the given file (default +$HOME/.vnc/passwd). The \fBvncserver\fP script runs \fBvncpasswd\fP the first +time you start a VNC desktop, and invokes \fBXvnc\fP with the appropriate +\fB\-rfbauth\fP option. \fBvncviewer\fP can also be given a password file to +use via the \fB\-passwd\fP option. + +The password must be at least six characters long, and only the first eight +characters are significant. Note that the stored password is \fBnot\fP +encrypted securely - anyone who has access to this file can trivially find out +the plaintext password, so \fBvncpasswd\fP always sets appropriate permissions +(read and write only by the owner). However, when accessing a VNC desktop a +challenge-response mechanism is used over the wire making it hard for anyone to +crack the password simply by snooping on the network. + +.SH FILES +.TP +$HOME/.vnc/passwd +Default location of the VNC password file. + +.SH SEE ALSO +.BR vncviewer (1), +.BR vncserver (1), +.BR Xvnc (1) +.BR vncconfig (1), +.br +http://www.realvnc.com + +.SH AUTHOR +Tristan Richardson, RealVNC Ltd. + +VNC was originally developed by the RealVNC team while at Olivetti Research Ltd +/ AT&T Laboratories Cambridge. It is now being maintained by RealVNC Ltd. See +http://www.realvnc.com for details. |