Create a password file

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ScottsinJail "at" aol.com wrote:

> Can someone help me?  I don't have a unix based system, but I am using  
> vncsnapshot and it requires that the password be passed in a file, I have tried  
> saving a session from a viewer, while saying yes to save the password and pass  
> that file, but it says VNC Authentication failed!..
>  
> I am going nuts here, Could somebody create a password file for me for the  
> password "temp001" ... I'm not so much worried about security in this  
> environment that I have, but don't want to leave the password blank..  
>  
> Can someone create a file using vncpassword and email me that password  
> file??  Because I don't have access to a unix system to run  vncpassword..
>  
> I would appreciate it a lot!

On unix at the server side, the password is saved in a file by default: 
~/.vnc/passwd (or such).

You can create such a file with the tool `vncpasswd` and move it around.

Fwiw: `vncpasswd` is a script that can be adapted for your own needs.


CBee