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  • Committer: Björn Påhlsson
  • Date: 2008-07-20 02:52:20 UTC
  • Revision ID: belorn@braxen-20080720025220-r5u0388uy9iu23h6
Added following support:
Pluginbased client handler
rewritten Mandos client
       Avahi instead of udp server discovery
       openpgp encrypted key support
Passprompt stand alone application for direct console input
Added logging for Mandos server

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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 COMMANDNAME "mandos-ctl">
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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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]>
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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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    <!-- 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>2010</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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    <xi:include href="legalnotice.xml"/>
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  </refentryinfo>
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  <refmeta>
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8</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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      Control the operation of the Mandos server
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    </refpurpose>
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  </refnamediv>
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--enable</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-e</option></arg>
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        <sbr/>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--disable</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d</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>--bump-timeout</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-b</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>--start-checker</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>--stop-checker</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>--remove</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-r</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>--checker
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        <replaceable>COMMAND</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-c
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        <replaceable>COMMAND</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>--timeout
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-t
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        <replaceable>TIME</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>--extended-timeout
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        <replaceable>TIME</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>--interval
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i
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        <replaceable>TIME</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>--approve-by-default</option
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        ></arg>
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        <sbr/>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--deny-by-default</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>--approval-delay
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        <replaceable>TIME</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>--approval-duration
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        <replaceable>TIME</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>--interval
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-i
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        <replaceable>TIME</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>--host
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        <replaceable>STRING</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-H
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        <replaceable>STRING</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>--secret
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        <replaceable>FILENAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-s
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        <replaceable>FILENAME</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>--approve</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-A</option></arg>
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        <sbr/>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--deny</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-D</option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group choice="req">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--all</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-a</option></arg>
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        <arg rep='repeat' choice='plain'>
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          <replaceable>CLIENT</replaceable>
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        </arg>
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      </group>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--verbose</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-v</option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <group>
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        <arg rep='repeat' choice='plain'>
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          <replaceable>CLIENT</replaceable>
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        </arg>
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      </group>
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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>--is-enabled</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-V</option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <arg choice='plain'><replaceable>CLIENT</replaceable></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>-h</option></arg>
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      </group>
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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>--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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  </refsynopsisdiv>
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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 to control the
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      operation of the Mandos server <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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      >mandos</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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    </para>
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    <para>
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      This program can be used to change client settings, approve or
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      deny client requests, and to remove clients from the server.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="purpose">
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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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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="options">
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>--help</option></term>
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        <term><option>-h</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Show a help message and exit
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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>--enable</option></term>
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        <term><option>-e</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Enable client(s).  An enabled client will be eligble to
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            receive its secret.
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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>--disable</option></term>
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        <term><option>-d</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Disable client(s).  A disabled client will not be eligble
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            to receive its secret, and no checkers will be started for
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            it.
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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>--bump-timeout</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Bump the timeout of the specified client(s), just as if a
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            checker had completed successfully for it/them.
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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>--start-checker</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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        </listitem>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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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>-c
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            >5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            >5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            >5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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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>--approve-by-default</option></term>
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        <term><option>--deny-by-default</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Set the <varname>approval_duration</varname> option of the
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            specified client(s); see <citerefentry><refentrytitle
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            >5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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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>-H
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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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>-s
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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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>-D</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Deny client(s) if currently waiting for approval.
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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>-a</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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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>--verbose</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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            Show all client settings, not just a subset.
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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>--is-enabled</option></term>
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        <term><option>-V</option></term>
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    <para>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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