RE: Changing the default TightVNC password

Cary,

Is there some reason why you can't just disable per-user properties?

Cheers,

Wez  <at>  RealVNC Ltd.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: vnc-tight-list-admin <at> lists.sourceforge.net 
> [mailto:vnc-tight-list-admin <at> lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf 
> Of Cary Drummond (Datacom)
> Sent: 03 November 2005 01:59
> To: 'vnc-tight-list <at> lists.sourceforge.net'
> Subject: Changing the default TightVNC password 
> 
> Hi,
> 
> We have been using TightVNC 1.2.5 for remote HelpDesk support 
> on 500+ PCs
> spread across 45 different locations for some time now.
> 
> The problem I do have however is when I change the default 
> TightVNC password
> on a new PC running Win XP Pro SP2.
> 
> The PCs are all deployed from an Altiris Image and then added 
> to the domain
> and configured before being deployed to the end user.
> 
> The Altiris image is created prior to the PC being added onto 
> the domain -
> all the required software is installed   upon the PC under a 
> test admin
> logon and then once everything has been setup and configured 
> (including
> TightVNC which is set to run as a service) the test admin 
> profile is copied
> into the default user profile and an image created.
> 
> Once the image has been deployed the PC has it's SID changed 
> and is added to
> the domain. At this point the default TightVNC password is 
> reset to the one
> assigned to that PC asset number.
> 
> To change the TightVNC passwords the following commands are used:
> 
> C:\Program Files\Tightvnc\winvnc -settings
> C:\Program Files\Tightvnc\winvnc -defaultsettings
> 
> As I understand it this changes the password for the 
> currently logged on
> user (being the PC's local admin logon) and the default password.
> 
> If I VNC onto the PC after this the new password works 
> perfectly  - likewise
> if I reboot the PC and VNC onto it with no user logged on (ie 
> at the press
> Ctrl-Alt-Del screen) the new password works perfectly.
> 
> If I log onto the domain as myself the new password works - 
> if I log on as
> any other user the original password that was set in the 
> image is the only
> one that works.
> 
> I can change the password by bringing up the VNC properties 
> and resetting it
> however after a reboot it reverts back - the only way to 
> change and ensure
> it remains changed is to bring up a command prompt and type:
> 
> "C:\Program Files\Tightvnc\winvnc -settings" to reset it.
> 
> Of course as soon as a different user logs onto the PC the 
> entire process
> has to be repeated as their profile also picks up the old VNC 
> password.
> 
> Can anyone please help? - I have read the documentation and 
> FAQs but still
> can't figure this out - any ideas......
> 
> - My profile picks up and uses the new password despite 
> having never been
> logged onto the PC before (including during the building and 
> imaging stage)
> The only difference I can think of between my profile and the 
> others is I
> don't run the Kixtart logon script as part of my sign on process.
> 
> -Could the copying of the Test Admin user profile into the 
> default user
> profile prior to imaging have anything to do with this problem?
> 
> -I have tried editing the registry and deleting all the 
> password keys under:
> 
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\WinVNC3
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ORL\WinVNC3
> HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ORL\WinVNC3\Default
> 
> and under HKEY_USERS
> and then using the command line options to reset the 
> passwords but still no
> joy.
> 
> Cheers Cary
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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