User preferences under VNC 4.x

[James Weatherall]

Hi Jonathan,

Why would you want the passwords to be different?  VNC 4 doesn't implement
that because most people found it confusing and not useful.

Regards,

Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Raper, Jonathan [mailto:jraper "at" eaglemds.com] 
> Sent: 05 January 2006 15:44
> To: James Weatherall; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: User preferences under VNC 4.x
> 
> Hi James,
> 
> Thanks for the reply. That makes sense, but it would be nice 
> to be able
> to override those defaults. Also, what if I want the password to be
> different depending on who is logged in? We could do that under VNC
> 3.3.x...
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE
> Technology Coordinator
> Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA
> jraper "at" eaglemds.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Weatherall [mailto:jnw "at" realvnc.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:38 AM
> To: Raper, Jonathan; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: User preferences under VNC 4.x
> 
> Jonathan,
> 
> With VNC Server 4.x, only Administrators have access to the server
> options, and the ability to shut down the server.  Non-Administrators
> cannot perform these functions.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd.
>  
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Raper, Jonathan
> > Sent: 04 January 2006 15:51
> > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: User preferences under VNC 4.x
> > 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > Under VNC version 3.3.x, you could have different settings 
> depending 
> > on who was logged in locally via the registry keys:
> > 
> > Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
> > 
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3]
> > 
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3\Administrator]
> > "SocketConnect"=dword:00000001
> > "AutoPortSelect"=dword:00000001
> > "InputsEnabled"=dword:00000001
> > "LocalInputsDisabled"=dword:00000000
> > "IdleTimeout"=dword:00000000
> > "QuerySetting"=dword:00000002
> > "QueryTimeout"=dword:0000000a
> > "Password"=hex:e4,d2,00,e3,g2,0a,39,0e
> > "PollUnderCursor"=dword:00000000
> > "PollForeground"=dword:00000001
> > "PollFullScreen"=dword:00000001
> > "OnlyPollConsole"=dword:00000001
> > "OnlyPollOnEvent"=dword:00000000
> > "AllowProperties"=dword:00000001
> > "AllowShutdown"=dword:00000001
> > 
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3\Default]
> > "SocketConnect"=dword:00000001
> > "AutoPortSelect"=dword:00000001
> > "InputsEnabled"=dword:00000001
> > "LocalInputsDisabled"=dword:00000000
> > "IdleTimeout"=dword:00000000
> > "QuerySetting"=dword:00000002
> > "QueryTimeout"=dword:0000000a
> > "Password"=hex:e4,d2,00,e3,g2,0a,39,0e
> > "PollUnderCursor"=dword:00000000
> > "PollForeground"=dword:00000001
> > "PollFullScreen"=dword:00000001
> > "OnlyPollConsole"=dword:00000001
> > "OnlyPollOnEvent"=dword:00000000
> > "AllowProperties"=dword:00000000
> > "AllowShutdown"=dword:00000000
> > 
> > [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3\jdoe]
> > "SocketConnect"=dword:00000001
> > "AutoPortSelect"=dword:00000001
> > "InputsEnabled"=dword:00000001
> > "LocalInputsDisabled"=dword:00000000
> > "IdleTimeout"=dword:00000000
> > "QuerySetting"=dword:00000002
> > "QueryTimeout"=dword:0000000a
> > "Password"=hex:e4,d2,00,e3,g2,0a,39,0e
> > "PollUnderCursor"=dword:00000000
> > "PollForeground"=dword:00000001
> > "PollFullScreen"=dword:00000001
> > "OnlyPollConsole"=dword:00000001
> > "OnlyPollOnEvent"=dword:00000000
> > "AllowProperties"=dword:00000001
> > "AllowShutdown"=dword:00000001
> > 
> > In the above example, anyone logged in other than jdoe or 
> > administrator, would have the settings that appear under 
> the Default 
> > key. In this particular case, jdoe and administrator both 
> can view the
> 
> > VNC properties page as well as shutdown the client, but the average 
> > user would not be able to. Is there any way to do this 
> under version 
> > 4?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Jonathan L. Raper, A+, MCSA, MCSE
> > Technology Coordinator
> > Eagle Physicians & Associates, PA
> > jraper "at" eaglemds.com
> > 
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