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Subject: Re: [result] Re: changing the password
From: "James \(Wez\) Weatherall" <jnw22 () cam ! ac ! uk>
Date: 2000-01-31 10:37:55
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> I spent 20 hours or more last week on this
> and I was wondering if anyone can shed
> light.
>
> All my efforts to change the passwd ended up
> in same spot. That is, vnc does not want you
> to have the cake and eat it too. I am trying
> to set the passwd so windows-nt box in a
> public-lab setting be secure and can be
> logged into remotely. That I can do. But
> that's no good if a non-Administrator uses
> the "Options" in icon task bar. So I try to
> disable the "Options" for the
> non-Administrator users, and the passwd I had
> set get lost and goes to bit bucket and goes
> the cycle of point and click and change the
> registry and logout and log back in and I
> tried doze or more variation of on the
> theme.
>
> Why does this have to be so difficult? Is
> there a functional bug with vnc 3.3.2r6?
> steps I was provided in this forum are so
> simple there is no way one can go wrong but
> it just won't let me set the passwd.
The procedure I have described is correct and will produce the desired
effect. Unforatunately, it assumes that you're using the latest version of
WinVNC. If not then you'll find there isn't a Default Properties dialog and
you'll have to do it by copying registry entries directly.
Cheers,
James "Wez" Weatherall
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