Security.

[David Richardson]

Hi,

many thanks it's always so obvious once you know the answer, works a treat
now.

Best regards, 
Dave 
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David M. Richardson - Net SysAdmin - Loot Enterprises
               Manchester, UK - ICQ: 7519177


-----Original Message-----
From: James "Wez" Weatherall [mailto:jnw22 "at" cam.ac.uk]
Sent: 07 July 1999 12:19
To: vnc-list "at" uk.research.att.com
Subject: Re: Security.


> I have just obtained VNC and am having a little difficulty with the
> settings.  I have read the documentation and FAQ with regard to stopping
> users from accessing the settings (i.e. reg. hack allowproperties) however
> every time I set this up I am unable to connect to the server, it
generates
> a message stating that the server does not have a valid password set, as
> soon as I remove the AllowProperties setting in the Registry all is well.
I
> know that it must be something really obvious that I am missing but any
help
> would be very much appreciated.

You need to set the Password value under
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/Software/ORL/WinVNC3/Default, if you want to use
AllowProperties=0

James "Wez" Weatherall
--
- Queens' College MCR Entertainments Officer -
Laboratory for Communications Engineering, Cambridge - Tel : 766513
AT&T Labs Cambridge, UK                              - Tel : 343000




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