creas443, vncpasswd has always warned on passwords shorter than 6 characters, not 8. It sounds like you are using a version of vncpasswd specific to Debian Knoppix. In any case, the message should be a warning, not an error.
Regards, Wez @ RealVNC Ltd. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 26 July 2005 03:02 > To: James Weatherall; [email protected] > Subject: RE: change min password length? > > --- James Weatherall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The minimum password length for VNC Password > > Authentication is a single > > character. > > Well when I execute vncserver and enter a password > less than 8 characters, it says "password too short" > and reprompts me. I looked inside the vncserver perl > script and traced the culprit to an executable > (/usr/bin/vncpasswd.real) > > Where is it getting the 8 character requirement? This > is debian knoppix. > > > > ____________________________________________________ > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > _______________________________________________ > 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
