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Add option to run vncsession without forking and detaching

Option is -D, which is what sshd uses for the same option.

Also add description of the new option to the vncsession
man page.

Tested on Void Linux using the new option, also tested on
Fedora without using the new option.

Resolves #1649
pull/1651/head
Chuck Zmudzinski 5 months ago
parent
commit
444c7ccd9f
2 changed files with 39 additions and 9 deletions
  1. 29
    9
      unix/vncserver/vncsession.c
  2. 10
    0
      unix/vncserver/vncsession.man.in

+ 29
- 9
unix/vncserver/vncsession.c View File

@@ -503,6 +503,14 @@ run_script(const char *username, const char *display, char **envp)
_exit(EX_OSERR);
}

static void
usage(void)
{
fprintf(stderr, "Syntax:\n");
fprintf(stderr, " vncsession [-D] <username> <display>\n");
exit(EX_USAGE);
}

int
main(int argc, char **argv)
{
@@ -511,14 +519,23 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)

const char *username, *display;

if ((argc != 3) || (argv[2][0] != ':')) {
fprintf(stderr, "Syntax:\n");
fprintf(stderr, " %s <username> <display>\n", argv[0]);
return EX_USAGE;
int opt, forking = 1;

while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "D")) != -1) {
switch (opt) {
case 'D':
forking = 0;
break;
default:
usage();
}
}

username = argv[1];
display = argv[2];
if ((argc != optind + 2) || (argv[optind +1][0] != ':'))
usage();

username = argv[argc - 2];
display = argv[argc - 1];

if (geteuid() != 0) {
fprintf(stderr, "This program needs to be run as root!\n");
@@ -534,8 +551,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
return EX_OSERR;
}

if (begin_daemon() == -1)
return EX_OSERR;
if (forking) {
if (begin_daemon() == -1)
return EX_OSERR;
}

openlog("vncsession", LOG_PID, LOG_AUTH);

@@ -586,7 +605,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
fclose(f);
}

finish_daemon();
if (forking)
finish_daemon();

while (1) {
int status;

+ 10
- 0
unix/vncserver/vncsession.man.in View File

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
vncsession \- start a VNC server
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B vncsession
.RI [-D]
.RI < username >
.RI <: display# >
.SH DESCRIPTION
@@ -16,6 +17,15 @@ appropriate options and starts a window manager on the VNC desktop.
is rarely called directly and is normally started by the system service
manager.

.SH -D OPTION
.B vncsession
by default forks and detaches. If the -D option is used, it does not fork and
detach. This option is provided for use with system service managers that
require services to run in the foreground. This option is not intended for
debugging in a login shell from a terminal or for running
.B vncsession
from a terminal as an ordinary user.

.SH FILES
Several VNC-related files are found in the directory $HOME/.vnc:
.TP

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