Commit 88f1ebe6 authored by kernc's avatar kernc

Hopefully final in a serie of minor doc-related updates in this "iteration."

git-svn-id: https://logkeys.googlecode.com/svn/trunk@53 c501e62c-e7d1-11de-a198-37193048d1ed
parent 657e96c7
...@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ v0.1.1a (2010-05-31) ...@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ v0.1.1a (2010-05-31)
* remote log uploading via HTTP * remote log uploading via HTTP
* lkl and lklk are now llk and llkk to avoid confusion * lkl and lklk are now llk and llkk to avoid confusion
* llk and llkk are now programs that run logkeys-start.sh/-stop.sh scripts * llk and llkk are now programs that run logkeys-start.sh/-stop.sh scripts
* also recognize "HID" USB keyboard devices
* bug fixes * bug fixes
v0.1.0 (2010-01-05) v0.1.0 (2010-01-05)
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...@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ bin/llk runs etc/logkeys-start.sh, and bin/llkk runs etc/logkeys-kill.sh. ...@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ bin/llk runs etc/logkeys-start.sh, and bin/llkk runs etc/logkeys-kill.sh.
You can use these two setuid root programs (llk and llkk) for starting and You can use these two setuid root programs (llk and llkk) for starting and
stopping the keylogger quickly and covertly. You can modify the .sh scripts as stopping the keylogger quickly and covertly. You can modify the .sh scripts as
you like. As the programs are installed setuid, the root password need not be you like. As the two programs are installed with setuid bit set, the root
provided at runtime. password need not be provided at their runtime.
Default log file is /var/log/logkeys.log and is not readable by others. Default log file is /var/log/logkeys.log and is not readable by others.
...@@ -121,19 +121,22 @@ Abuse the output of this software wisely. ...@@ -121,19 +121,22 @@ Abuse the output of this software wisely.
4. Troubleshooting 4. Troubleshooting
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4.1 no output in the log file 4.1 empty log file or 'Error opening input event device'
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After you run logkeys successfully, if you open the log file and see only the After you run logkeys successfully, if you open the log file and see only the
'Logging started...' and 'Logging stopped...' tag without any keypress 'Logging started...' and 'Logging stopped...' tag without any keypress
"contents," it is very likely that logkeys got your device id wrong. "contents," it is very likely that logkeys got your device id wrong.
The solution is to determine the correct event device id, and the run This may also apply if you get the following error:
Error opening input event device '/dev/input/event-1'
The solution is to determine the correct event device id, and then run
logkeys with --device (-d) switch, specifying that device manually. logkeys with --device (-d) switch, specifying that device manually.
The procedure for manually learning the device id to use is as follows: The procedure for manually learning the device id to use is as follows:
As root, for each device eventX in /dev/input/, where X is a number between 0 As root, for each existing device eventX in /dev/input/, where X is a number
and 31 inclusively, write: between 0 and 31 inclusively, write:
$ cat /dev/input/eventX $ cat /dev/input/eventX
...@@ -142,10 +145,11 @@ to be used. If you don't see any output, press Ctrl+C and continue with the ...@@ -142,10 +145,11 @@ to be used. If you don't see any output, press Ctrl+C and continue with the
next device. next device.
If this happened to be your issue, *please* submit a bug report, attaching If this happened to be your issue, *please* submit a bug report, attaching
your /proc/bus/input/devices file, and specifying which was the correct id. your /proc/bus/input/devices file as well as and specifying which was the
correct id.
4.2 logkeys outputs wrong characters: 4.2 logkeys outputs wrong characters
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It is very likely that you will see only some characters recognized, without It is very likely that you will see only some characters recognized, without
any hope for Shift and AltGr working even slightly correct, especially when any hope for Shift and AltGr working even slightly correct, especially when
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