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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 VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "plugin-runner">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-01">
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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@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@fukt.bsnet.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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      <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>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 succesful one.
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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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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--global-envs=<replaceable
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        >VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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        >value</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-e
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        <replaceable>VAR</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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      <group rep="repeat">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--envs-for=<replaceable
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        >PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><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>-f<replaceable>
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        PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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        >ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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        >value</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group rep="repeat">
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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>-g<replaceable>
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        OPTIONS</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group rep="repeat">
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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>-f<replaceable>
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        PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal><replaceable
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        >OPTIONS</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group rep="repeat">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--disable=<replaceable
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        >PLUGIN</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable> </option></arg>
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      </group>
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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>--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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    <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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      <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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    <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 <quote>keyscript</quote> in <citerefentry>
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      <refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the root disk.  The
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      aim of this program is therefore to output a password, which
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      then <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will use to try and
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      unlock the 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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      order to test it.  Note that any password obtained will simply
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      be output on standard output.
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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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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>--global-options
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        <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-g
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        <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Pass some options to <emphasis>all</emphasis> plugins.
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            <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable> is a comma separated
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            list of options.  This is not a very useful option, except
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            for specifying the <quote><option>--debug</option></quote>
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            for all plugins.
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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>--options-for
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>OPTION</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-o
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>OPTION</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Pass some options to a specific plugin.  <replaceable
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            >PLUGIN</replaceable> is the name (file basename) of a
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            plugin, and <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable> is a comma
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            separated list of options.
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          </para>
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          <para>
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            Note that since options are not split on whitespace, the
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            way to pass, to the plugin
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            <quote><filename>foo</filename></quote>, the option
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            <option>--bar</option> with the option argument
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            <quote>baz</quote> is either
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            <userinput>--options-for=foo:--bar=baz</userinput> or
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            <userinput>--options-for=foo:--bar,baz</userinput>, but
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            <emphasis>not</emphasis>
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            <userinput>--options-for="foo:--bar baz"</userinput>.
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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
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-d
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Disable the plugin named
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            <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable>.  The plugin will not be
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            started.
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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>--groupid
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        <replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Change to group ID <replaceable>ID</replaceable> on
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            startup.  The default is 65534.  All plugins will be
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            started using this group ID.  <emphasis>Note:</emphasis>
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            This must be a number, not a name.
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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>--userid
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        <replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Change to user ID <replaceable>ID</replaceable> on
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          </para>
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        </listitem>
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      </varlistentry>
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      <varlistentry>
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          <para>
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            Specify a different plugin directory.  The default is
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            <filename>/lib/mandos/plugins.d</filename>, which will
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            environment.
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          </para>
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      <varlistentry>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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          </para>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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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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    </variablelist>
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  </refsect1>
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    <xi:include href="overview.xml"/>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>PLUGINS</title>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>EXAMPLE</title>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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</refentry>
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