VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept connections
James Weatherall
jnw "at" realvnc.com
Fri Apr 20 16:42:01 2007
Darren,
Use the Start->All Programs->RealVNC->VNC Server (Service-Mode)->Configure
VNC Server link to configure VNC Server Service-Mode settings.
Cheers,
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Darren King [mailto:Darren.King "at" newhamhealth.nhs.uk]
> Sent: 20 April 2007 16:28
> To: James Weatherall
> Subject: RE: VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept
> connections
>
> Wez,
>
> I can confirm when I installed VNC on my machine I selected 'Register
> and configure the VNC Server for service mode' and 'Start the
> VNC server
> in service mode' when I right click the icon and select
> options it says
> 'Service Mode.'
>
> Yet when I browse to c:\program files\realvnc\vnc4 then select the
> installed VNCConfig file it says User-Mode can you explain
> this? If so
> how can I change this to service mode?
>
> I also notice the VNCConfig file within my fastpush folder also says
> user mode again is there something I can do to change this as I really
> need to get this configuration pushed out with the prompt user for
> connections settings in-place.
>
> Thanks in advance for your anticipated assistance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Darren
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com
> [mailto:vnc-list-admin "at" realvnc.com] On
> Behalf Of James Weatherall
> Sent: 18 April 2007 12:03
> To: Darren King; vnc-list "at" realvnc.com
> Subject: RE: VNCconfig Issues - Prompt local user to accept
> connections
>
> 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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