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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-08-29 05:53:59 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080829055359-wkdasnyxtylmnxus
* mandos.xml (EXAMPLE): Replaced all occurences of command name with
                        "&COMMANDNAME;".

* plugins.d/password-prompt.c (main): Improved some documentation
                                      strings.  Do perror() of
                                      tcgetattr() fails.  Add debug
                                      output if interrupted by signal.
                                      Loop over write() instead of
                                      using fwrite() when outputting
                                      password.  Add debug output if
                                      getline() returns 0, unless it
                                      was caused by a signal.  Add
                                      exit status code to debug
                                      output.

* plugins.d/password-prompt.xml: Changed all single quotes to double
                                 quotes for consistency.  Removed
                                 <?xml-stylesheet>.
  (ENTITY TIMESTAMP): New.  Automatically updated by Emacs time-stamp
                      by using Emacs local variables.
  (/refentry/refentryinfo/title): Changed to "Mandos Manual".
  (/refentry/refentryinfo/productname): Changed to "Mandos".
  (/refentry/refentryinfo/date): New; set to "&TIMESTAMP;".
  (/refentry/refentryinfo/copyright): Split copyright holders.
  (/refentry/refnamediv/refpurpose): Improved wording.
  (SYNOPSIS): Fix to use correct markup.  Add short options.
  (DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS): Improved wording.
  (OPTIONS): Improved wording.  Use more correct markup.  Document
             short options.
  (EXIT STATUS): Add text.
  (ENVIRONMENT): Document use of "cryptsource" and "crypttarget".
  (FILES): REMOVED.
  (BUGS): Add text.
  (EXAMPLE): Added some examples.
  (SECURITY): Added text.
  (SEE ALSO): Remove reference to mandos(8).  Add reference to
              crypttab(5).

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.5//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.5/docbookx.dtd" [
 
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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2013-10-26">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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   <refentryinfo>
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    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
 
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    <title>&COMMANDNAME;</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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    <productname>&COMMANDNAME;</productname>
 
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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
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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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          <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.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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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
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      <year>2009</year>
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      <year>2010</year>
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      <year>2011</year>
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      <year>2012</year>
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      <year>2013</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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      <para>
 
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        This manual page is free software: you can redistribute it
 
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        and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public
 
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        License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
 
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        either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any
 
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      <para>
 
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        This manual page is distributed in the hope that it will
 
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        be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
 
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        implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A
 
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        PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
 
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        You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public
 
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        License along with this program; If not, see
 
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        <ulink url="http://www.gnu.org/licenses/"/>.
 
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
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      Gives encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
 
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      Sends encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--interface
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--address
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--priority
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      <replaceable>PRIORITY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--servicename
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      <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--configdir
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      <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--debug</option></arg>
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      <replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--no-dbus</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--no-ipv6</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--no-restore</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--statedir
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      <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <replaceable>FD</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--foreground</option></arg>
 
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a server daemon which
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The Mandos server
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="socket"/>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml"
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                      xpointer="foreground"/>
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        </listitem>
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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 is the server part.  It is a normal server program
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      and will run in a normal system environment, not in an initial
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      <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
 
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      RAM disk environment.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="protocol">
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    <title>NETWORK PROTOCOL</title>
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    <para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="checking">
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    <title>CHECKING</title>
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    <para>
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      The server will, by default, continually check that the clients
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      are still up.  If a client has not been confirmed as being up
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      for some time, the client is assumed to be compromised and is no
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      longer eligible to receive the encrypted password.  (Manual
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      intervention is required to re-enable a client.)  The timeout,
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      extended timeout, checker program, and interval between checks
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      can be configured both globally and per client; see
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
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      longer eligible to receive the encrypted password.  The timeout,
 
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      checker program, and interval between checks can be configured
 
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      both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
 
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      <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="approval">
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    <title>APPROVAL</title>
414
 
    <para>
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      The server can be configured to require manual approval for a
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      client before it is sent its secret.  The delay to wait for such
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      approval and the default action (approve or deny) can be
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      configured both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
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      <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
420
 
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  By default all clients
421
 
      will be approved immediately without delay.
422
 
    </para>
423
 
    <para>
424
 
      This can be used to deny a client its secret if not manually
425
 
      approved within a specified time.  It can also be used to make
426
 
      the server delay before giving a client its secret, allowing
427
 
      optional manual denying of this specific client.
428
 
    </para>
429
 
    
430
 
  </refsect1>
431
 
  
 
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  <refsect1 id="logging">
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    <title>LOGGING</title>
434
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    <para>
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      The server will send log message with various severity levels to
436
 
      <filename class="devicefile">/dev/log</filename>.  With the
 
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      <filename>/dev/log</filename>.  With the
437
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      <option>--debug</option> option, it will log even more messages,
438
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      and also show them on the console.
439
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    </para>
440
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  </refsect1>
441
 
  
442
 
  <refsect1 id="persistent_state">
443
 
    <title>PERSISTENT STATE</title>
444
 
    <para>
445
 
      Client settings, initially read from
446
 
      <filename>clients.conf</filename>, are persistent across
447
 
      restarts, and run-time changes will override settings in
448
 
      <filename>clients.conf</filename>.  However, if a setting is
449
 
      <emphasis>changed</emphasis> (or a client added, or removed) in
450
 
      <filename>clients.conf</filename>, this will take precedence.
451
 
    </para>
452
 
  </refsect1>
453
 
  
454
 
  <refsect1 id="dbus_interface">
455
 
    <title>D-BUS INTERFACE</title>
456
 
    <para>
457
 
      The server will by default provide a D-Bus system bus interface.
458
 
      This interface will only be accessible by the root user or a
459
 
      Mandos-specific user, if such a user exists.  For documentation
460
 
      of the D-Bus API, see the file <filename>DBUS-API</filename>.
461
 
    </para>
462
 
  </refsect1>
463
 
  
 
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  <refsect1 id="exit_status">
465
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    <title>EXIT STATUS</title>
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    <para>
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      critical error is encountered.
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333
    </para>
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334
  </refsect1>
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472
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  <refsect1 id="environment">
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    <title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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    <variablelist>
475
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      <varlistentry>
476
 
        <term><envar>PATH</envar></term>
 
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        <term><varname>PATH</varname></term>
477
341
        <listitem>
478
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          <para>
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            To start the configured checker (see <xref
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352
      </varlistentry>
489
353
    </variablelist>
490
354
  </refsect1>
491
 
  
492
 
  <refsect1 id="files">
 
355
 
 
356
  <refsect1 id="file">
493
357
    <title>FILES</title>
494
358
    <para>
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      Use the <option>--configdir</option> option to change where
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
520
384
      <varlistentry>
521
 
        <term><filename>/run/mandos.pid</filename></term>
522
 
        <listitem>
523
 
          <para>
524
 
            The file containing the process id of the
525
 
            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> process started last.
526
 
            <emphasis >Note:</emphasis> If the <filename
527
 
            class="directory">/run</filename> directory does not
528
 
            exist, <filename>/var/run/mandos.pid</filename> will be
529
 
            used instead.
530
 
          </para>
531
 
        </listitem>
532
 
      </varlistentry>
533
 
      <varlistentry>
534
 
        <term><filename class="devicefile">/dev/log</filename></term>
535
 
      </varlistentry>
536
 
      <varlistentry>
537
 
        <term><filename
538
 
        class="directory">/var/lib/mandos</filename></term>
539
 
        <listitem>
540
 
          <para>
541
 
            Directory where persistent state will be saved.  Change
542
 
            this with the <option>--statedir</option> option.  See
543
 
            also the <option>--no-restore</option> option.
 
385
        <term><filename>/var/run/mandos/mandos.pid</filename></term>
 
386
        <listitem>
 
387
          <para>
 
388
            The file containing the process id of
 
389
            <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.
544
390
          </para>
545
391
        </listitem>
546
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      </varlistentry>
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      backtrace.  This could be considered a feature.
575
421
    </para>
576
422
    <para>
 
423
      Currently, if a client is declared <quote>invalid</quote> due to
 
424
      having timed out, the server does not record this fact onto
 
425
      permanent storage.  This has some security implications, see
 
426
      <xref linkend="CLIENTS"/>.
 
427
    </para>
 
428
    <para>
 
429
      There is currently no way of querying the server of the current
 
430
      status of clients, other than analyzing its <systemitem
 
431
      class="service">syslog</systemitem> output.
 
432
    </para>
 
433
    <para>
577
434
      There is no fine-grained control over logging and debug output.
578
435
    </para>
579
436
    <para>
580
 
      This server does not check the expire time of clients’ OpenPGP
581
 
      keys.
 
437
      Debug mode is conflated with running in the foreground.
 
438
    </para>
 
439
    <para>
 
440
      The console log messages does not show a timestamp.
582
441
    </para>
583
442
  </refsect1>
584
443
  
595
454
    <informalexample>
596
455
      <para>
597
456
        Run the server in debug mode, read configuration files from
598
 
        the <filename class="directory">~/mandos</filename> directory,
599
 
        and use the Zeroconf service name <quote>Test</quote> to not
600
 
        collide with any other official Mandos server on this host:
 
457
        the <filename>~/mandos</filename> directory, and use the
 
458
        Zeroconf service name <quote>Test</quote> to not collide with
 
459
        any other official Mandos server on this host:
601
460
      </para>
602
461
      <para>
603
462
 
619
478
      </para>
620
479
    </informalexample>
621
480
  </refsect1>
622
 
  
 
481
 
623
482
  <refsect1 id="security">
624
483
    <title>SECURITY</title>
625
 
    <refsect2 id="server">
 
484
    <refsect2 id="SERVER">
626
485
      <title>SERVER</title>
627
486
      <para>
628
487
        Running this <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> server program
629
488
        should not in itself present any security risk to the host
630
 
        computer running it.  The program switches to a non-root user
631
 
        soon after startup.
 
489
        computer running it.  The program does not need any special
 
490
        privileges to run, and is designed to run as a non-root user.
632
491
      </para>
633
492
    </refsect2>
634
 
    <refsect2 id="clients">
 
493
    <refsect2 id="CLIENTS">
635
494
      <title>CLIENTS</title>
636
495
      <para>
637
496
        The server only gives out its stored data to clients which
644
503
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
645
504
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
646
505
        <emphasis>must</emphasis> be made non-readable by anyone
647
 
        except the user starting the server (usually root).
 
506
        except the user running the server.
648
507
      </para>
649
508
      <para>
650
509
        As detailed in <xref linkend="checking"/>, the status of all
652
511
        compromised if they are gone for too long.
653
512
      </para>
654
513
      <para>
 
514
        If a client is compromised, its downtime should be duly noted
 
515
        by the server which would therefore declare the client
 
516
        invalid.  But if the server was ever restarted, it would
 
517
        re-read its client list from its configuration file and again
 
518
        regard all clients therein as valid, and hence eligible to
 
519
        receive their passwords.  Therefore, be careful when
 
520
        restarting servers if it is suspected that a client has, in
 
521
        fact, been compromised by parties who may now be running a
 
522
        fake Mandos client with the keys from the non-encrypted
 
523
        initial RAM image of the client host.  What should be done in
 
524
        that case (if restarting the server program really is
 
525
        necessary) is to stop the server program, edit the
 
526
        configuration file to omit any suspect clients, and restart
 
527
        the server program.
 
528
      </para>
 
529
      <para>
655
530
        For more details on client-side security, see
656
 
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
 
531
        <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
657
532
        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
658
533
      </para>
659
534
    </refsect2>
660
535
  </refsect1>
661
 
  
 
536
 
662
537
  <refsect1 id="see_also">
663
538
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
664
539
    <para>
665
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
666
 
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
667
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
668
 
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
669
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
670
 
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
671
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
672
 
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
673
 
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle>
674
 
      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
 
540
      <citerefentry>
 
541
        <refentrytitle>mandos.conf</refentrytitle>
 
542
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
 
543
        <refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
 
544
        <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
 
545
        <refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
 
546
        <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>, <citerefentry>
 
547
        <refentrytitle>sh</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum>
 
548
      </citerefentry>
675
549
    </para>
676
550
    <variablelist>
677
551
      <varlistentry>
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    </variablelist>
778
652
  </refsect1>
779
653
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