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From: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
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> I use "-monitor stdio -vnc localhost:1" arguments to start qemu from
> command line and connect to the related qemu instance using a vnc
> viewer. Despite I know it's possible to use something like "-vnc
> localhost:1,password=foo", I don't want to type password in the command
> line. (Neither using "change vnc password" in the qemu command line is
> very practical when you're starting related qemu instance as a daemon.)

<shameless plug>
You might want to check out http://dl.bytesex.org/releases/qemu-gtk/
then.  It can deal with "-vnc $host:$display,password" just fine.  Sets
a random password via monitor, then connects to the vnc server using the
password just set.  Password is never stored anywhere, it sets a new
random one each time you start the ui to see the screen of your VM.
</shameless plug>

cheers,
  Gerd