Yuris, For security, the Password parameter must be specified in the obfuscated hex form. The easiest way to do this is to use vncconfig to save a password to the registry, then copy the hex form of that password on to your command-line for -register.
Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Yuris > Sent: 26 August 2004 10:07 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: how to change configuration settings/parameters when > running winvnc server version 4 from command line? > > Hi, > > > > I've been trying to change the configuration settings from > command line, but I never succeeded. Somehow, the information > given in the program usage was also not that clear as to how > to specify those parameters values. > > > > In the program usage it was written: > > <setting>=<value> > > > > I tried to change password and other configuration settings > from command line and I used this command: > > > > File_directory> winvnc4 -register DisableOptions=1 Password=test > PortNumber=5902 > > > > After I pressed enter, the status said that the service was > register successfully. However, when I then invoked a > starting command as given below, I got an error message as > shown below: > > > > Starting command: > > File_directory> winvnc4 -start > > > > Error message: > > > > Main: unable to start the service. The service did not > respond to the > start or control request in a timely fashion. > > > > > > At later time, I tried to changed the password and other > parameter settings using this command (coz it was written > '<setting>=<value>' in the program > usage): > > File_directory> winvnc4 <DisableOptions>=<1> > > > > And I got the following error message: > > "< was unexpected at this time" > > > > Could anybody help or show me the way to change those > parameter settings from command line for vnc server version 4.0?? > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Regards, > > Yuris > _______________________________________________ > VNC-List mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To remove yourself from the list visit: > http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list _______________________________________________ VNC-List mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To remove yourself from the list visit: http://www.realvnc.com/mailman/listinfo/vnc-list
