[virt-tools-list] [PATCH virt-viewer 12/12] kiosk: update man page

Marc-André Lureau marcandre.lureau at gmail.com
Mon Jul 15 19:36:19 UTC 2013


---
 man/remote-viewer.pod | 13 +++++++++++++
 man/virt-viewer.pod   | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 26 insertions(+)

diff --git a/man/remote-viewer.pod b/man/remote-viewer.pod
index 2ad0872..17015af 100644
--- a/man/remote-viewer.pod
+++ b/man/remote-viewer.pod
@@ -74,6 +74,19 @@ smartcard-insert and smartcard-remove. Examples:
 Note that hotkeys for which no binding is given are disabled, specifying an
 empty string disables all hotkeys.
 
+=item -k, --kiosk
+
+Start in kiosk mode. In this mode, the application will start in
+fullscreen with minimal UI. It will prevent the user from quitting or
+performing any interaction outside of usage of the remote desktop
+session.
+
+Note that it can't offer a complete secure solution by itself. Your
+kiosk system must have additional configuration and security settings
+to lock down the OS. In particular, you must configure or disable the
+window manager, limit the session capabilities, use some
+restart/watchdog mechanism, disable VT switching etc, and .
+
 =back
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES
diff --git a/man/virt-viewer.pod b/man/virt-viewer.pod
index 9187c2e..2a36a27 100644
--- a/man/virt-viewer.pod
+++ b/man/virt-viewer.pod
@@ -86,6 +86,19 @@ smartcard-insert and smartcard-remove. Examples:
 Note that hotkeys for which no binding is given are disabled, specifying an
 empty string disables all hotkeys.
 
+=item -k, --kiosk
+
+Start in kiosk mode. In this mode, the application will start in
+fullscreen with minimal UI. It will prevent the user from quitting or
+performing any interaction outside of usage of the remote desktop
+session.
+
+Note that it can't offer a complete secure solution by itself. Your
+kiosk system must have additional configuration and security settings
+to lock down the OS. In particular, you must configure or disable the
+window manager, limit the session capabilities, use some
+restart/watchdog mechanism, disable VT switching etc, and .
+
 =back
 
 =head1 EXAMPLES
-- 
1.8.3.rc1.49.g8d97506




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