Difference between revisions of "TightVNC"
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| − | I | + | I prefer TightVNC over UltraVNC, essentially because they have viewers also for other operating systems and I'm not stuck on browser/java viewer under my preferred OS. |
I install and manage TightVNC with the following XML package description: | I install and manage TightVNC with the following XML package description: | ||
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| − | tightvnc.reg contains the setup of the server, most notably the access password, | + | tightvnc.reg contains the setup of the server, most notably the access password, i.e. I can use as a registry patch: |
REGEDIT4 | REGEDIT4 | ||
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"PasswordViewOnly"=hex:99,aa,bb,cc,dd,ee,ff,00 | "PasswordViewOnly"=hex:99,aa,bb,cc,dd,ee,ff,00 | ||
| − | '''NOTE''' that | + | '''NOTE''' that passwords are crypted, but this is no a paranoid setup, someone can easily have access to the registry patch and try to decrypt the password. |
[[Category:Silent Installers]] | [[Category:Silent Installers]] | ||
Revision as of 17:10, 6 December 2006
I prefer TightVNC over UltraVNC, essentially because they have viewers also for other operating systems and I'm not stuck on browser/java viewer under my preferred OS.
I install and manage TightVNC with the following XML package description:
<package
id="tightvnc"
name="TightVNC server"
revision="129"
priority="50"
reboot="false">
<check type="uninstall" condition="exists" path="TightVNC 1.2.9" />
<install cmd="%SOFTWARE%\WPKG\tightvnc-1.2.9-setup.exe /sp- /verysilent" />
<install cmd="%ProgramFiles%\TightVNC\WinVNC.exe -reinstall" />
<install cmd="%ProgramFiles%\TightVNC\WinVNC.exe -servicehelper" />
<install cmd='netsh firewall add allowedprogram program = %ProgramFiles%\TightVNC\WinVNC.exe name = "Launch TightVNC Server"' />
<upgrade cmd='%SOFTWARE%\WPKG\tightvnc-1.2.9-setup.exe /sp- /verysilent' >
<exit code="0" reboot="true" />
</upgrade>
<remove cmd='%ProgramFiles%\TightVNC\unins000.exe /SP- /VERYSILENT' />
</package>
<package
id="tightvnc-settings"
name="TightVNC server settings"
revision="3"
priority="5"
reboot="false"
execute="once">
<depends package-id="tightvnc"/>
<install cmd="%WPKGROOT%\packages\tightvnc.bat" />
<upgrade cmd="%WPKGROOT%\packages\tightvnc.bat" />
<remove cmd='echo "nothing"' />
</package>
TightVNC is a simple batch script that setup TightVNC server and restart it:
:: start, restart or apply settings to tightvnc :: net stop "VNC Server" regedit /s %WPKGROOT%\packages\tightvnc.reg net start "VNC Server" :: For some unknown reason the servicehelper does not restart. :: %ProgramFiles%\TightVNC\WinVNC.exe -servicehelper :: we ignore errors... :: exit 0
tightvnc.reg contains the setup of the server, most notably the access password, i.e. I can use as a registry patch:
REGEDIT4
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\ORL\WinVNC3\Default] "Password"=hex:11,22,33,44,55,66,77,88 "PasswordViewOnly"=hex:99,aa,bb,cc,dd,ee,ff,00
NOTE that passwords are crypted, but this is no a paranoid setup, someone can easily have access to the registry patch and try to decrypt the password.