[libvirt] [PATCH] qemu.conf: update vnc_password docs

Ján Tomko jtomko at redhat.com
Wed Jun 5 13:09:54 UTC 2013


QEMU does accept empty VNC passwords now and allows anyone
to connect with an empty password.

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969542
---
 src/qemu/qemu.conf | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/qemu/qemu.conf b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
index cdf1ec4..49ef75f 100644
--- a/src/qemu/qemu.conf
+++ b/src/qemu/qemu.conf
@@ -62,9 +62,9 @@
 # VNC passwords. This parameter is only used if the per-domain
 # XML config does not already provide a password. To allow
 # access without passwords, leave this commented out. An empty
-# string will still enable passwords, but be rejected by QEMU,
-# effectively preventing any use of VNC. Obviously change this
-# example here before you set this.
+# string might either prevent any use of VNC or allow access
+# with an empty password depending on QEMU version. Obviously
+# change this example here before you set this.
 #
 #vnc_password = "XYZ12345"
 
-- 
1.8.1.5




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