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@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
.TH X11VNC "1" "November 2006" "x11vnc " "User Commands"
.SH NAME
x11vnc - allow VNC connections to real X11 displays
- version: 0.8.4, lastmod: 2006-11-21
+ version: 0.8.4, lastmod: 2006-11-23
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B x11vnc
[OPTION]...
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ password file should not be readable by untrusted users
encrypted, only obscured with a fixed key).
.IP
If the filename is prefixed with "read:" it will
-periodically be checked for changes and reread. It it
+periodically be checked for changes and reread. It is
guaranteed to be reread just when a new client connects
so that the latest passwords will be used.
.IP
@@ -780,12 +780,12 @@ in /etc/shadow can then be authenticated. You may want
to use \fB-users\fR unixpw= to switch the process user after
the user logs in.
.PP
-\fB-unixpw_cmd\fR \fIstr\fR
+\fB-unixpw_cmd\fR \fIcmd\fR
.IP
As \fB-unixpw\fR above, however do not use
.IR su (1)
but rather
-run the externally supplied command \fIstr\fR. The first
+run the externally supplied command \fIcmd\fR. The first
line of its stdin will the username and the second line
the received password. If the command exits with status
0 (success) the VNC client will be accepted. It will be
@@ -888,9 +888,11 @@ This is usually done in \fB-inetd\fR mode to run on, say,
port 5800 and allow the Java vncviewer to be downloaded
by client web browsers. For example:
.IP
-5815 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd .../x11vnc \\
-\fB-inetd\fR \fB-q\fR \fB-http_ssl\fR \fB-display\fR WAIT:cmd=HTTPONCE
+5815 stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd /.../x11vnc \\
+\fB-inetd\fR \fB-q\fR \fB-http_ssl\fR \fB-prog\fR /.../x11vnc \\
+\fB-display\fR WAIT:cmd=HTTPONCE
.IP
+Where /.../x11vnc is the full path to x11vnc.
It is used in the Apache SSL-portal example (see FAQ).
.IP
Finally, one can insert a geometry between colons,
@@ -1855,6 +1857,11 @@ avoid shell script wrappers, etc. to set the env. var.
You may specify as many of these as needed on the
command line.
.PP
+\fB-prog\fR \fI/path/to/x11vnc\fR
+.IP
+Set the full path to the x11vnc program for cases when
+it cannot be determined from argv[0] (e.g. tcpd/inetd)
+.PP
\fB-h,\fR \fB-help\fR
.IP
Print this help text.
@@ -3358,7 +3365,7 @@ device is a touchscreen (assumed to have an absolute
pointer) use "touch" or "touch=WxH".
.IP
If you set the env. var X11VNC_UINPUT_THRESHOLDS then
-the thresh=n mode will be enabled. It it currently
+the thresh=n mode will be enabled. It is currently
not working well. If |dx| <= thresh and |dy| < thresh
no acceleration is applied. Use "thresh=+n" |dx| +
|dy| < thresh to be used instead (X11?)