<arg><option>-m</option></arg>
<arg><option>-c</option></arg>
<arg><option>-a <replaceable>timeout</replaceable></option></arg>
+ <arg><option>-l <replaceable>host list</replaceable></option></arg>
</cmdsynopsis>
</refsynopsisdiv>
<refsect1>
this option is strongly recommended.</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>host list</option></term>
+ <listitem>
+ <para>This argument should contain a list of IP-addresses
+ for hosts that may connect to the server. Wildcards are
+ <emphasis>not</emphasis> allowed. If the file does not
+ exist, it is ignored (and any host can connect); If the file
+ does exist, but is empty, no host can connect. By default,
+ the name 'nbd_server.allow' is used, and looked for in the
+ current directory, unless nbd-server is compiled as a
+ daemon, in which case it is looked for in the
+ root-directory.
+ </listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+ </variablelist>
+
+ </refsect1>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
</itemizedlist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
- <title>FILES</title>
-
- <variablelist>
- <varlistentry>
- <term><filename>nbd_server.allow</filename></term>
- <listitem>
- <para>This file, which must be in the directory where
- nbd-server is invoked, can contain a list of IP-addresses
- for hosts that may connect to the server. Wildcards are
- <b>not</b> allowed.
- </listitem>
- </varlistentry>
- </variablelist>
-
- </refsect1>
- <refsect1>
<title>SEE ALSO</title>
<para>nbd-client (8).</para>
</refsect1>
<refsect1>
<title>AUTHOR</title>
- <para>The NBD kernel module and the NBD tools were written by
- Pavel Machek (pavel@ucw.cz)</para>
+ <para>The NBD kernel module and the NBD tools were originally
+ written by Pavel Machek (pavel@ucw.cz)</para>
+
+ <para>The kernel module is now maintained by Paul Clements
+ (Paul.Clements@steeleye.com), while the userland tools are
+ maintained by &dhusername; (&dhemail;)</para>
<para>This manual page was written by &dhusername; (&dhemail;) for
the &debian; system (but may be used by others). Permission is