diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
index 5b615388d6..14dac7a61d 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/Scene.cs
@@ -932,7 +932,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     }
                 }
 
-                string grant = startupConfig.GetString("AllowedClients", String.Empty);
+                string[] possibleAccessControlConfigSections = new string[] { "AccessControl", "Startup" };
+
+                string grant 
+                    = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(
+                        config, "AllowedClients", possibleAccessControlConfigSections, "");
+
                 if (grant.Length > 0)
                 {
                     foreach (string viewer in grant.Split('|'))
@@ -941,7 +946,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                     }
                 }
 
-                grant = startupConfig.GetString("BannedClients", String.Empty);
+                grant 
+                    = Util.GetConfigVarFromSections<string>(
+                        config, "BannedClients", possibleAccessControlConfigSections, "");
+
                 if (grant.Length > 0)
                 {
                     foreach (string viewer in grant.Split('|'))
diff --git a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
index 16e314b1db..eab1fce06a 100644
--- a/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
+++ b/bin/OpenSim.ini.example
@@ -256,6 +256,8 @@
     ;; default is false
     ; TelehubAllowLandmark = false
 
+
+[AccessControl]
     ;# {AllowedClients} {} {Bar (|) separated list of allowed clients} {}
     ;; Bar (|) separated list of viewers which may gain access to the regions.
     ;; One can use a substring of the viewer name to enable only certain
@@ -264,7 +266,7 @@
     ;; - "Imprudence" has access
     ;; - "Imprudence 1.3" has access
     ;; - "Imprudence 1.3.1" has no access
-    ; AllowedViewerList = 
+    ; AllowedClients =
 
     ;# {BannedClients} {} {Bar (|) separated list of banned clients} {}
     ;# Bar (|) separated list of viewers which may not gain access to the regions.
@@ -274,7 +276,8 @@
     ;; - "Imprudence" has no access
     ;; - "Imprudence 1.3" has no access
     ;; - "Imprudence 1.3.1" has access
-    ; BannedViewerList = 
+    ; BannedClients = 
+
 
 [Map]
     ;# {GenerateMaptiles} {} {Generate map tiles?} {true false} true
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@
     ;; got a large number of objects, so you can turn it off here if you'd like.
     ; DrawPrimOnMapTile = true
 
+
 [Permissions]
     ;# {permissionmodules} {} {Permission modules to use (may specify multiple modules, separated by comma} {} DefaultPermissionsModule
     ;; Permission modules to use, separated by comma.