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Diffstat (limited to 'x11vnc/help.c')
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1 files changed, 19 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/x11vnc/help.c b/x11vnc/help.c index c66c10d..e751aeb 100644 --- a/x11vnc/help.c +++ b/x11vnc/help.c @@ -513,8 +513,10 @@ void print_help(int mode) { "-unixpw [list] Use Unix username and password authentication. x11vnc\n" " uses the su(1) program to verify the user's password.\n" " [list] is an optional comma separated list of allowed\n" -" Unix usernames. See below for per-user options that\n" -" can be applied.\n" +" Unix usernames. If the [list] string begins with the\n" +" character \"!\" then the entire list is taken as an\n" +" exclude list. See below for per-user options that can\n" +" be applied.\n" "\n" " A familiar \"login:\" and \"Password:\" dialog is\n" " presented to the user on a black screen inside the\n" @@ -613,11 +615,14 @@ void print_help(int mode) { " \"deny\", e.g. \"karl,wally:viewonly,boss:input=M\".\n" " For \"input=\" it is the K,M,B,C described under -input.\n" "\n" -" If a user in the list is \"*\" that means those\n" +" If an item in the list is \"*\" that means those\n" " options apply to all users. It also means all users\n" " are allowed to log in after supplying a valid password.\n" " Use \"deny\" to explicitly deny some users if you use\n" -" \"*\" to set a global option.\n" +" \"*\" to set a global option. If [list] begins with\n" +" the \"!\" character then \"*\" is ignored for checking\n" +" if the user is allowed, but the any value of options\n" +" associated with it does apply as normal.\n" "\n" " There are also some utilities for testing password\n" " if [list] starts with the \"%\" character. See the\n" @@ -656,11 +661,15 @@ void print_help(int mode) { " line of its stdin will the username and the second line\n" " the received password. If the command exits with status\n" " 0 (success) the VNC client will be accepted. It will be\n" -" rejected for any other return status. Dynamic passwords\n" -" and non-unix passwords can be implemented this way by\n" -" providing your own custom helper program. Note that\n" -" under unixpw mode the remote viewer is given 3 tries\n" -" to enter the correct password.\n" +" rejected for any other return status.\n" +"\n" +" Dynamic passwords and non-unix passwords can be\n" +" implemented this way by providing your own custom helper\n" +" program. Note that under unixpw mode the remote viewer\n" +" is given 3 tries to enter the correct password.\n" +"\n" +" If a list of allowed users is needed use -unixpw [list]\n" +" in addition to this option.\n" "\n" #endif "-display WAIT:... A special usage mode for the normal -display option.\n" @@ -2707,7 +2716,7 @@ void print_help(int mode) { " @WxHxB at the end of the string.\n" "\n" " Examples:\n" -" -rawfb console (same as -rawfb console)\n" +" -rawfb console\n" " -rawfb /dev/fb0 (same)\n" " -rawfb console3 (force /dev/tty3)\n" " -rawfb consolex (no keystrokes or mouse)\n" |