How To Set Vino’s Password in Ubuntu 18.04 via Terminal

In this article, we’ll guide you through the process of setting Vino’s password in Ubuntu 18.04 via Terminal. Vino is a VNC server for GNOME, which allows you to remotely access your desktop over the network.

Prerequisites

Before we begin, ensure that you have:

• A system running Ubuntu 18.04
• Terminal access to the system
• Vino installed on your system

If you don’t have Vino installed, you can install it by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install vino

Setting Vino’s Password

To set Vino’s password, we’ll use the gsettings command. gsettings is a command line interface to GSettings, which allows you to change system settings.

Here is the command to set the Vino password:

gsettings set org.gnome.Vino vnc-password $(echo -n 'yourpassword'|base64)

In this command:

• gsettings set is used to change a setting.
• org.gnome.Vino vnc-password is the setting we’re changing. This is the password for Vino.
• $(echo -n 'yourpassword'|base64) is a command substitution that encodes the password in base64. Replace 'yourpassword' with your desired password.

Please note that storing the password in the terminal history may not be a good practice. To avoid this, you can add a space before the command.

Additional Vino Settings

You can also modify other Vino settings using gsettings. Here are some commonly used settings:

gsettings set org.gnome.Vino prompt-enabled false
gsettings set org.gnome.Vino authentication-methods "['vnc']"
gsettings set org.gnome.Vino require-encryption false
gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.sharing active true

In the above commands:

• prompt-enabled false disables the prompt for permission every time someone tries to connect.
• authentication-methods "['vnc']" sets the authentication method to VNC.
• require-encryption false disables encryption for VNC connections. Please note that this may pose a security risk, and it’s recommended to enable encryption whenever possible.
• active true activates sharing.

Conclusion

In this article, we’ve shown you how to set Vino’s password in Ubuntu 18.04 via Terminal, as well as how to modify other Vino settings. With these commands, you can easily manage your Vino server from the command line. As always, remember to be careful when modifying system settings, and only make changes that you understand.