Unrecognized character \x7F at /usr/local/bin/vncpasswd line 1

Today, Raju reported this error while trying to change vnc password:

$ perl /usr/local/bin/vncpasswd

Unrecognized character \x7F at /usr/local/bin/vncpasswd line 1.

This indicates that there is something wrong with the file vncpasswd.  I checked the file:

$ cd /usr/local/bin

$ file vnc*

vncconnect:     ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped

vncpasswd:      ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped

vncserver:      executable /usr/local/bin/perl script

vncviewer:      ELF 32-bit MSB executable SPARC Version 1, dynamically linked, not stripped

This error comes because vncpasswd is not a perl script but a binary executable file.  So the correct way to invoke vncpasswd is:

$ /usr/local/bin/vncpasswd

Password:

Verify: