Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v2 0/3] vnc/spice: add monitor commands to change+expire passwords.

[Anthony Liguori]

On 12/01/2010 10:07 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> On 12/01/10 15:10, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> > On 11/30/2010 07:22 AM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > This patch series adds new monitor commands to set and expire
> > > the password:
> > >
> > > set-password $protocol $secret
> > > expire-password $protocol [ now | never | +secs | secs ]
> > >
> > > The time when the password expires can be specified either relative
> > > (+60 == password expires in 60 seconds from now) or absolute in seconds
> > > since 1970 aka unix-epoch.
> >
> > In the server TZ?
>
> No, GMT, i.e. what time(2) gives you.

You're right, I confused myself.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> > Unless you have a strong desire to keep it, I would just drop the
> > absolute bit.
>
> Internally it uses absolute times, so I though it may provide that 
> interface too as it is almost no extra effort and someone might find 
> it useful ...
>
> cheers,
>   Gerd