On Tue, Jul 06, 2010 at 12:39:31AM +0700, Antoine Martin wrote: > More details: I've tried vncviewer (various versions from 1.0.1 to > r4080) on various platforms (win32, linux and osx). > None of those will connect to a MacOSX VNC server using PasswordFile, > whereas they are quite happy to connect to other servers. > Very very strange. > Why would the type of server have anything to do with parsing the > PasswordFile I do not know! > > Anyway, is there are reason why the "ugly patch" that is included in > Fedora builds is not merged? > If anything, it provides a workaround for this issue. > Attached is an updated patch against trunk.
The reason is obvious, that patch is really ugly (unfortunately I'm the author of that patch :) ). I still haven't found enough time and motivation to rework it to "upstreamable" version. In my opinion PasswordFile option should be enough in your use case for now. Regards, Adam > On 07/03/2010 09:12 PM, Antoine Martin wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I can't seem to get vncviewer to connect to an OSX display exported via > > VNC if I use the PasswordFile option! > > > > The server is setup using: > > sudo > > /System/Library/CoreServices/RemoteManagement/ARDAgent.app/Contents/Resources/kickstart > > -activate -configure -access -on -clientopts -setvnclegacy -vnclegacy > > yes -clientopts -setvncpw -vncpw mypasswd -restart -agent -privs -all > > > > Then the client just does: > > vncviewer PasswordFile=mypasswd.txt OSX::5900 > > > > It says it is connected, but doesn't display anything: > > CConn: connected to host 192.168.42.111 port 5900 > > CConnection: Server supports RFB protocol version 3.889 > > CConnection: Using RFB protocol version 3.8 > > ^ Stuck at this point, no window appears. > > > > But if I do: > > echo mypasswd | vncviewer passwdInput=1 192.168.42.111::5900 > > or if I just type the password into the dialog box... it works! > > > > I've tried vncviewer 1.0.1 on various platforms and the version that > > comes with Fedora 13... no go > > > > Any ideas? > > Antoine > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > > _______________________________________________ > > Tigervnc-devel mailing list > > Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel > > --- tigervnc-1.0.95-r4080/unix/vncviewer/CConn.cxx 2010-07-04 > 17:58:23.000000000 +0100 > +++ tigervnc-1.0.95-r4080-patched/unix/vncviewer/CConn.cxx 2010-07-05 > 18:29:56.000000000 +0100 > @@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ > #include "ServerDialog.h" > #include "PasswdDialog.h" > #include "parameters.h" > +#include <string> > +#include <iostream> > > using namespace rfb; > > @@ -217,6 +219,16 @@ > return; > } > > + /* XXX Who wrote this code? Yes, it is really ugly */ > + if (passwdInput) { > + std::string s; > + std::cin >> s; > + *password = strdup(s.c_str()); > + if(user) *user = 0; > + return; > + } > + > + > const char* secType = secTypeName(csecurity->getType()); > const char* titlePrefix = _("VNC authentication"); > unsigned int titleLen = strlen(titlePrefix) + strlen(secType) + 4; > --- tigervnc-1.0.95-r4080/unix/vncviewer/parameters.h 2010-07-04 > 17:58:23.000000000 +0100 > +++ tigervnc-1.0.95-r4080-patched/unix/vncviewer/parameters.h 2010-07-05 > 18:23:34.000000000 +0100 > @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ > extern rfb::IntParameter compressLevel; > extern rfb::BoolParameter noJpeg; > extern rfb::IntParameter qualityLevel; > +extern rfb::BoolParameter passwdInput; > > extern char aboutText[]; > extern char* programName; > --- tigervnc-1.0.95-r4080/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.man 2010-07-04 > 17:58:23.000000000 +0100 > +++ tigervnc-1.0.95-r4080-patched/unix/vncviewer/vncviewer.man > 2010-07-05 18:23:34.000000000 +0100 > @@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ > "~/.vnc/passwd". > > .TP > +.B \-passwdInput \fItrue, false\fP > +Force standard vnc dialog to getting password and reads password from stdin. > +Default is false(shows dialog window) > + > +.TP > .B \-Shared > When you make a connection to a VNC server, all other existing connections > are > normally closed. This option requests that they be left open, allowing you > to > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint > What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? > Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first > _______________________________________________ > Tigervnc-devel mailing list > Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel -- Adam Tkac, Red Hat, Inc. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Sprint What will you do first with EVO, the first 4G phone? Visit sprint.com/first -- http://p.sf.net/sfu/sprint-com-first _______________________________________________ Tigervnc-devel mailing list Tigervnc-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tigervnc-devel
