DUH! You can't set a binary value from Poledit. And Jacob politely resisted contradicting me...
----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Angelopoulos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday/2002 March 05 16.07 Subject: Re: tightvnc vs "loose" vnc : That shouldn't be a problem. You still have to grab an encrypted value, but : you plug the pre-encrypted version into the policy template. : : ----- Original Message ----- : From: "Jacob Hoover" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Sent: Tuesday/2002 March 05 15.45 : Subject: RE: tightvnc vs "loose" vnc : : : : I have a policy for VNC by System Management Technologies Software, but for : : the life of me I can't find the URL where I got it from. However, it : : dosen't have the password as an option. The password get's encrypted : before : : it gets saved, so I don't think it can be done with a policy editor. : : : : Jake : : : : -----Original Message----- : : From: Alex Angelopoulos [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] : : Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 1:47 PM : : To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] : : Subject: Re: tightvnc vs "loose" vnc : : : : : : One of the annoyances of VNC is what it is. : : : : The issue goes back to the fact that implementing a central password system : : for Windows systems (or a remotely changeable one) would have required all : : sorts of (potentially unreliable) additions. So the same issue applies : : across : : the board to standard VNC versions. : : : : The one method I haven't seen explored yet - haven't even looked for it - : is : : using a policy file to reset the password. That way you avoid having to : : manually run a REG. : : : : ----- Original Message ----- : : From: "Wilmes, Rusty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : : To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : : Sent: Tuesday/2002 March 05 14.09 : : Subject: tightvnc vs "loose" vnc : : : : : : : Hi, : : : : : : Our current plan is to deploy vnc server to our client 9x computers via a : : : login.bat installation that will install, run registry files etc. : : Currently : : : it runs via the startup programs the first time but subsequently installs : : as : : : a service so that it's running even before the user logs in. The reg : file : : : contains tweaks that disable the user's ability to shutdown the service : or : : : change any properties. One of the difficulties we're having is in : : changing : : : the passwords via a reg file on a regular basis. So far the only way : I've : : : found to do this is to use an un-locked-down installation, change the : : : password, export the regkey to a .reg file then run the .reg file on the : : : clients via the login script. This is due to the hashing of the password : : in : : : the key. : : : : : : This is to help our helpdesk department and techs trouble shoot desktop : : : problems. They'll connect either via the viewer or a web browser. : : : : : : I just downloaded the tightvnc to test. Can anyone comment on the : pro/con : : : of tightvnc in the scenario above or on how to change passwords on a : : regular : : : basis? : : : : : : Thanks : : : Rusty : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : : : 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : : : See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : : 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : : See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : : To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : : 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : : See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: : 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY : See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html : --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the line: 'unsubscribe vnc-list' in the message BODY See also: http://www.uk.research.att.com/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------
