VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept connections
James Weatherall
jnw "at" realvnc.com
Wed Apr 18 12:09:19 2007
Darren,
You don't need to "get around this", unless you are running VNC Server in
User-Mode for some reason.
Regards,
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darren King [mailto:Darren.King "at" newhamhealth.nhs.uk]
> Sent: 18 April 2007 12:01
> To: James Weatherall; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept
> connections
>
> Dear All,
>
> Can you please elaborate on Wez' statement below?
>
> I can confirm we are using the latest fastpush script from
> www.darkage.co.uk which is designed for solely v4.1.2 which is the
> version of VNC we are running.
>
> But I am more interested in Wez' second paragraph regarding
> service-mode
> and user-mode can you please assist me in how I can get around this?
>
> As I need to push this new version of VNC to 1000+ hosts but as
> indicated in my original post when I push it out it loses the prompt
> local user to accept connections settings which my manager has
> explicitly asked to be included.
>
> To give you an idea of what I have done so far:
>
> 1. I have downloaded and installed VNC Server & Viewer 4.1.2 (free
> version) on my PC it is running in service-mode.
>
> 2. I have then downloaded the latest 4.1.2 fastpush script
> and edited it
> to our requirements, within the fastpush folder.
>
> 3. I have edited the VNC Config file (within the fastpush folder) to
> Prompt Local User to accept connections.
>
> But when I push it out these VNC Config settings are not set on the
> client machine, can someone please assist me and let me know what I am
> doing wrong? As I really need to get the new version pushed out with
> the additional security settings set.
>
> Thank you in advance for any help you can offer.
>
> Regards,
>
> Darren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On
> Behalf Of James Weatherall
> Sent: 13 April 2007 10:40
> To: Darren King; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept
> connections
>
> Hi Darren,
>
> The Tridia products were based on our old VNC 3 server, which
> stores its
> settings differently from VNC 4 series servers, so if you're using an
> old
> "fastpush" script it may not be setting the right
> configuration options.
>
> Also bear in mind that the fastpush script will set the Service-Mode
> settings for the server, so if you then run the server in
> User-Mode, the
> pushed settings won't have any effect.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> > [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On Behalf Of Darren King
> > Sent: 12 April 2007 15:02
> > To: vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> > Subject: VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept connections
> >
> > Dear All,
> >
> >
> >
> > We have used an older version of Tridia VNC at our organisation for
> > several years now to perform remote support of users
> machines we have
> > always used a 'fastpush' script by Richard Harris at
> > www.darkage.co.uk/vnc to push out VNC to client machines.
> >
> >
> >
> > Recently a user has complained that they have had several
> instances of
> > an individual remotely accessing their PC without prior
> permission via
> > telephone or an email so my manager would like a more secure
> > arrangement
> > whereby a prompt is received on the users desktop and acceptance is
> > required before remote access is permitted.
> >
> >
> >
> > In order to accomplish this I have download RealVNC 4.1.2
> > (free version)
> > the latest 'fastpush' script from Richard Harris which I
> have modified
> > to our needs. I then edited the VNCconfig file located in
> > fastpush\real412 folder checking the two check boxes to prompt local
> > user to accept connections and only prompt when there is a
> user logged
> > on but when I push VNC out via fastpush it drops these
> settings and I
> > can connect without permission. I can then manually set
> > these settings
> > if I logon to the remote PC as an admin but I am wondering why these
> > settings aren't being pushed out?
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know what I am doing wrong? And how I can get these
> > settings to automatically push out? As we plan to push out
> this newly
> > upgraded version of VNC to over 1000 host machines so changing these
> > settings manually isn't really an option.
> >
> >
> >
> > Any assistance on this matter is greatly received.
> >
> >
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Darren King
> >
> >
> >
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