X-Git-Url: http://git.alex.org.uk diff --git a/nbd-server.1.sgml b/nbd-server.1.sgml index a492875..008176d 100644 --- a/nbd-server.1.sgml +++ b/nbd-server.1.sgml @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ manpage.1: manpage.sgml &dhpackage; - [ip:]port + [ip@]port filename size @@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ manpage.1: manpage.sgml This file must list the IP-addresses of clients that are allowed to connect. If it does not exist, all clients are able to connect. If the file is empty, no clients can connect. + + Note that while the command line allows for specifying an + export, the use of this option is deprecated. It is preferred to + make use of a configuration file instead, the format of which is + defined in nbd-server(5). OPTIONS @@ -94,8 +99,18 @@ manpage.1: manpage.sgml ip - The ip address the server should listen on. If - omitted, 0.0.0.0 (aka "any address") is used. + The ip address the server should listen on. This may + be an IPv4 address, an IPv6 address, or a hostname. In the + latter case, nbd-server will do a hostname lookup for the + name specified, and will listen on the first address that is + returned. For compatibility with past versions of + nbd-server, if an IPv4 address is specified, the @ sign that + serves as separator between the address and port may be + replaced by a colon. + If this parameter is not specified, nbd-server will + listen on all local addresses on both IPv4 and IPv6. To + limit to IPv4, specify the address as 0.0.0.0; to limit to + IPv6, specify it as ::.