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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "plugin-runner">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2011-10-03">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
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  <refentryinfo>
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
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    <!-- Nwalsh’s docbook scripts use this to generate the footer: -->
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    <productname>Mandos</productname>
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    <productnumber>&version;</productnumber>
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
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    <authorgroup>
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      <author>
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	<firstname>Björn</firstname>
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	<surname>Påhlsson</surname>
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	<address>
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	  <email>belorn@recompile.se</email>
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	</address>
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      </author>
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      <author>
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	<firstname>Teddy</firstname>
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	<surname>Hogeborn</surname>
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	<address>
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	  <email>teddy@recompile.se</email>
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	</address>
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      </author>
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    </authorgroup>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
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      <year>2009</year>
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      <year>2011</year>
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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
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    </copyright>
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  </refentryinfo>
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  <refmeta>
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
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  </refmeta>
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  <refnamediv>
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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    <refpurpose>
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      Run Mandos plugins, pass data from first to succeed.
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    </refpurpose>
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  </refnamediv>
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group rep="repeat">
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--global-env=<replaceable
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	>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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	>value</replaceable></option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>-G
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	<replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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	>value</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--env-for=<replaceable
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	>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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	>value</replaceable></option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>-E<replaceable>
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	PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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	>value</replaceable> </option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--global-options=<replaceable
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	OPTIONS</replaceable> </option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--options-for=<replaceable
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	>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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	>OPTIONS</replaceable></option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>-o<replaceable>
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	PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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	>OPTIONS</replaceable> </option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--disable=<replaceable
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	>PLUGIN</replaceable></option></arg>
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	<replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--enable=<replaceable
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	>PLUGIN</replaceable></option></arg>
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	<replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--groupid=<replaceable
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      >ID</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--userid=<replaceable
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      >ID</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--plugin-dir=<replaceable
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      >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--config-file=<replaceable
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      >FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--debug</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group choice="req">
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>-?</option></arg>
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      </group>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <arg choice="plain"><option>--usage</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>--version</option></arg>
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	<arg choice="plain"><option>-V</option></arg>
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      </group>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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  <refsect1 id="description">
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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    <para>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a program which is meant to
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      be specified as a <quote>keyscript</quote> for the root disk in
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  The aim of this
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will use to unlock the
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      root disk.
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    </para>
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    <para>
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      This program is not meant to be invoked directly, but can be in
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    <title>PURPOSE</title>
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    <para>
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      The purpose of this is to enable <emphasis>remote and unattended
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      rebooting</emphasis> of client host computer with an
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      <emphasis>encrypted root file system</emphasis>.  See <xref
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      linkend="overview"/> for details.
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>
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	<term><option>--global-env
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	<replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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	>value</replaceable></option></term>
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	<term><option>-G
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	<replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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	>value</replaceable></option></term>
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	<term><option>-E
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	<replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></option></term>
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	  <para>
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	    Pass some options to <emphasis>all</emphasis> plugins.
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	    option to all plugins.
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	  </para>
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	><replaceable>OPTION</replaceable></option></term>
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	    from the configuration file.
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	    environment.
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      <varlistentry>
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	<term><option>--debug</option></term>
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	<listitem>
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	  <para>
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	    Enable debug mode.  This will enable a lot of output to
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	    standard error about what the program is doing.  The
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	    program will still perform all other functions normally.
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	    The default is to <emphasis>not</emphasis> run in debug
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	    mode.
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	  </para>
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	  <para>
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	    The plugins will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be affected by
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	    this option.  Use
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	    <userinput><option>--global-options=--debug</option></userinput>
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	    if complete debugging eruption is desired.
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	</listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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	<term><option>--help</option></term>
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	<term><option>-?</option></term>
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	<listitem>
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	  <para>
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	    Gives a help message about options and their meanings.
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	  </para>
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	</listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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	<term><option>--usage</option></term>
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	<listitem>
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	  <para>
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	    Gives a short usage message.
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	  </para>
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	</listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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	<term><option>--version</option></term>
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	<term><option>-V</option></term>
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	<listitem>
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	  <para>
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	    Prints the program version.
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	  </para>
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	</listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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    </variablelist>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="overview">
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    <title>OVERVIEW</title>
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    <xi:include href="overview.xml"/>
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    <para>
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      This program will run on the client side in the initial
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      <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment, and is responsible for
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      getting a password.  It does this by running plugins, one of
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      which will normally be the actual client program communicating
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      with the server.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="plugins">
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    <title>PLUGINS</title>
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    <para>
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      This program will get a password by running a number of
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      <firstterm>plugins</firstterm>, which are simply executable
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      programs in a directory in the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym>
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      disk environment.  The default directory is
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      <filename>/lib/mandos/plugins.d</filename>, but this can be
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      changed with the <option>--plugin-dir</option> option.  The
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      plugins are started in parallel, and the first plugin to output
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      a password <emphasis>and</emphasis> exit with a successful exit
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      code will make this plugin-runner output the password from that
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      plugin, stop any other plugins, and exit.
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    </para>
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    <refsect2 id="writing_plugins">
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      <title>WRITING PLUGINS</title>
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      <para>
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	A plugin is simply a program which prints a password to its
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	standard output and then exits with a successful (zero) exit
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	status.  If the exit status is not zero, any output on
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	standard output will be ignored by the plugin runner.  Any
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	output on its standard error channel will simply be passed to
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	the standard error of the plugin runner, usually the system
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	console.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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	If the password is a single-line, manually entered passprase,
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	a final trailing newline character should
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	<emphasis>not</emphasis> be printed.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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	The plugin will run in the initial RAM disk environment, so
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	care must be taken not to depend on any files or running
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	services not available there.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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	The plugin must exit cleanly and free all allocated resources
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	upon getting the TERM signal, since this is what the plugin
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	runner uses to stop all other plugins when one plugin has
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	output a password and exited cleanly.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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	The plugin must not use resources, like for instance reading
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	from the standard input, without knowing that no other plugin
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	is also using it.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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	It is useful, but not required, for the plugin to take the
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	<option>--debug</option> option.
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      </para>
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    </refsect2>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="fallback">
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    <title>FALLBACK</title>
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    <para>
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      If no plugins succeed, this program will, as a fallback, ask for
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      a password on the console using <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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      >getpass</refentrytitle><manvolnum>3</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      and output it.  This is not meant to be the normal mode of
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      operation, as there is a separate plugin for getting a password
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      from the console.
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* mandos.xml: Enclose "RAM" with <acronym>.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="exit_status">
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    <title>EXIT STATUS</title>
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    <para>
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      Exit status of this program is zero if no errors were
465
      encountered, and otherwise not.  The fallback (see <xref
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      linkend="fallback"/>) may or may not have succeeded in either
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      case.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="environment">
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    <title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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    <para>
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      This program does not use any environment variables itself, it
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      only passes on its environment to all the plugins.  The
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      environment passed to plugins can be modified using the
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      <option>--global-env</option> and <option>--env-for</option>
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      options.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="files">
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    <title>FILES</title>
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    <para>
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      <variablelist>
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	<varlistentry>
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	  <term><filename
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	  >/conf/conf.d/mandos/plugin-runner.conf</filename></term>
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	  <listitem>
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	    <para>
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	      Since this program will be run as a keyscript, there is
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	      little to no opportunity to pass command line arguments
493
	      to it.  Therefore, it will <emphasis>also</emphasis>
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	      read this file and use its contents as
495
	      whitespace-separated command line options.  Also,
496
	      everything from a <quote>#</quote> character to the end
497
	      of a line is ignored.
498
	    </para>
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	    <para>
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	      This program is meant to run in the initial RAM disk
501
	      environment, so that is where this file is assumed to
502
	      exist.  The file does not need to exist in the normal
503
	      file system.
504
	    </para>
505
	    <para>
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	      This file will be processed <emphasis>before</emphasis>
507
	      the normal command line options, so the latter can
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	      override the former, if need be.
509
	    </para>
139 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.xml: Changed short option for "--global-env" to "-G",
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	    <para>
511
	      This file name is the default; the file to read for
512
	      arguments can be changed using the
513
	      <option>--config-file</option> option.
514
	    </para>
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	  </listitem>
516
	</varlistentry>
517
      </variablelist>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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157 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.xml (BUGS): Document the non-recursiveness of the
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  <refsect1 id="bugs">
522
    <title>BUGS</title>
523
    <para>
524
      The <option>--config-file</option> option is ignored when
525
      specified from within a configuration file.
526
    </para>
527
  </refsect1>
135 by Teddy Hogeborn
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  <refsect1 id="examples">
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* mandos-keygen.xml (EXAMPLE): Replaced all occurrences of command
530
    <title>EXAMPLE</title>
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* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS/WRITING PLUGINS): New section.
531
    <informalexample>
532
      <para>
533
	Normal invocation needs no options:
534
      </para>
535
      <para>
536
	<userinput>&COMMANDNAME;</userinput>
537
      </para>
538
    </informalexample>
539
    <informalexample>
540
      <para>
541
	Run the program, but not the plugins, in debug mode:
542
      </para>
543
      <para>
544
	
545
	<!-- do not wrap this line -->
546
	<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --debug</userinput>
547
	
548
      </para>
549
    </informalexample>
550
    <informalexample>
551
      <para>
552
	Run all plugins, but run the <quote>foo</quote> plugin in
553
	debug mode:
554
      </para>
555
      <para>
556
	
557
	<!-- do not wrap this line -->
558
	<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --options-for=foo:--debug</userinput>
559
	
560
      </para>
561
    </informalexample>
562
    <informalexample>
563
      <para>
564
	Run all plugins, but not the program, in debug mode:
565
      </para>
566
      <para>
567
	
568
	<!-- do not wrap this line -->
569
	<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; --global-options=--debug</userinput>
570
	
571
      </para>
572
    </informalexample>
573
    <informalexample>
574
      <para>
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	Run plugins from a different directory, read a different
576
	configuration file, and add two options to the
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577
	<citerefentry><refentrytitle >mandos-client</refentrytitle>
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578
	<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry> plugin:
579
      </para>
580
      <para>
581
582
<!-- do not wrap this line -->
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583
<userinput>cd /etc/keys/mandos; &COMMANDNAME;  --config-file=/etc/mandos/plugin-runner.conf --plugin-dir /usr/lib/mandos/plugins.d --options-for=mandos-client:--pubkey=pubkey.txt,--seckey=seckey.txt</userinput>
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584
585
      </para>
586
    </informalexample>
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  </refsect1>
588
  <refsect1 id="security">
589
    <title>SECURITY</title>
590
    <para>
140 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS/WRITING PLUGINS): New section.
591
      This program will, when starting, try to switch to another user.
592
      If it is started as root, it will succeed, and will by default
593
      switch to user and group 65534, which are assumed to be
594
      non-privileged.  This user and group is then what all plugins
595
      will be started as.  Therefore, the only way to run a plugin as
596
      a privileged user is to have the set-user-ID or set-group-ID bit
164 by Teddy Hogeborn
* mandos: Open the PID file before daemonizing, but write to it
597
      set on the plugin executable file (see <citerefentry>
140 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS/WRITING PLUGINS): New section.
598
      <refentrytitle>execve</refentrytitle><manvolnum>2</manvolnum>
599
      </citerefentry>).
600
    </para>
601
    <para>
602
      If this program is used as a keyscript in <citerefentry
603
      ><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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604
      </citerefentry>, there is a slight risk that if this program
605
      fails to work, there might be no way to boot the system except
606
      for booting from another media and editing the initial RAM disk
140 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS/WRITING PLUGINS): New section.
607
      image to not run this program.  This is, however, unlikely,
608
      since the <citerefentry><refentrytitle
609
      >password-prompt</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
610
      </citerefentry> plugin will read a password from the console in
611
      case of failure of the other plugins, and this plugin runner
612
      will also, in case of catastrophic failure, itself fall back to
613
      asking and outputting a password on the console (see <xref
614
      linkend="fallback"/>).
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615
    </para>
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616
  </refsect1>
135 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.c (add_environment): Never insert existing environment
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  <refsect1 id="see_also">
619
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
620
    <para>
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* Makefile (DOCS): Added "intro.8mandos".
621
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
622
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
114 by Teddy Hogeborn
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (SEE ALSO): Alphabetized, as per
623
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle>
624
      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
140 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS/WRITING PLUGINS): New section.
625
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
626
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
627
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>execve</refentrytitle>
628
      <manvolnum>2</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
24.1.41 by Björn Påhlsson
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629
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
114 by Teddy Hogeborn
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (SEE ALSO): Alphabetized, as per
630
      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
631
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-prompt</refentrytitle>
113 by Teddy Hogeborn
* mandos-keygen.xml (EXAMPLE): Replaced all occurrences of command
632
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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633
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
114 by Teddy Hogeborn
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (SEE ALSO): Alphabetized, as per
634
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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635
    </para>
24.1.39 by Björn Påhlsson
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636
  </refsect1>
135 by Teddy Hogeborn
* plugin-runner.c (add_environment): Never insert existing environment
637
  
24.1.23 by Björn Påhlsson
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638
</refentry>
111 by Teddy Hogeborn
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (ENTITY TIMESTAMP): New. Automatically
639
<!-- Local Variables: -->
640
<!-- time-stamp-start: "<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP [\"']" -->
641
<!-- time-stamp-end: "[\"']>" -->
642
<!-- time-stamp-format: "%:y-%02m-%02d" -->
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