This bug also seems to be present in 8.04 Hardy:

Systems-> Preferences-> Remote Desktop
x Ask for confirmation
x Require password
password: ...
close

attempt connection using vncviewer:
enter password
..."authentication failed"

This workaround has worked for me:

- gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/remote_access/enabled false
- gconf-editor
  - paste encode password from: 
http://www.javazoom.net/services/base64/base64.jsp
- or use:
  - gconftool-2 -s -t string /desktop/gnome/remote_access/vnc_password 
<encode_pwd>
- or use:
  - System-> preferences-> Remote Desktop
  - set pwd as desired...
- manual text edit of %gconf.xml does not seem to work!
- gconftool-2 -s -t bool /desktop/gnome/remote_access/enabled true
- verify .gconf/desktop/gnome/remote_access/%gconf.xml

It appears that the Gnome Remote Desktop config UI does not save the
password unless the vino service if first stopped and then restarted.
You may have to wait a bit between stop/edit/start operations ??

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Can't change vino password in 7.0.4
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/141032
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