Puzzling VNC client problem

[James ''Wez'' Weatherall]

> > I've been experiencing a similar situation to one reported on the list a
few
> > days ago, relating to a failed connection with a T_DISCONNECT message.
I've
> > noticed that whenever my PC (NT 4.0) is rebooted (which happens often
;-(),
> > the VNC password seems to not be recognized. I have it set up so that
the
> > VNC server runs as a service, and starts at a restart.
> >
> > The workaround is to delete the password and overwrite it, apply and
close.
> > That normally gets rid of the problem. Of course if you're not at your
local
> > (server) machine to do this, trying to connect remotely will not work...
> >
> > Seems to be a bug in VNC server 3.3.3r2, but not sure if it's a problem
in
> > 3.3.3r7.

I _think_ you'll find it's only a problem in 3.3.3r2 - there was a bug in
that which could cause, under specific circumstances, the passwords not to
be loaded from the correct user registry hive.  This caused the Default User
password to be used even when another user was logged in, erroneously.

Upgrade to 3.3.3R7!  It's grrrrrreat(tm)(*).

James "Wez" Weatherall
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(*)  Not really a (tm), I hasten to point out...!
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