You probably don't want to use -unixpw, because that will force SSL mode
(the -ssl option, so the password is not sent in clear text.)
That's a good thing, but since nearly no VNC viewers support SSL basically
no one will be able to connect. The only SSL viewers I know of are SSVNC,
x11vnc's java viewer (which is no longer included in the debian pkg),
and ultravnc's singleclick java viewer.
Although not much used, there is a vino-like mode intended for naive
users. Perhaps something like this:
x11vnc -gui tray=setpass -rfbport 5900
x11vnc -gui icon=setpass -rfbport 5900
The 'tray' one will try to embed the tk window in the system tray.
Sometimes that can be a problem, so as a backup the 'icon' mode can run
as a small window on the desktop. 'tray' seems to work with xfce.
The '=setpass' creates an initial properties dialog with the naive user,
where he can set the session password, enable connections, and decide
if they want a confirmation window to appear when someone connects.
They must explicitly enable connections before anyone can connect, so
that probably precludes needing the '-timeout 300' option to only give a
5 minute window (although that would be handy for a troubleshooting mode).
The '-rfbport 5900' is just to force vnc-display :0 instead of auto
probing for an open port which the user would be unable to figure out.
Anyway, that is the intent of the tray=setpass mode. It is still rough
around the edges and likely has a some bugs, but it might be usable.
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x11vnc should create a menu item
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/212704
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