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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-09-04 13:36:59 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080904133659-0omre4j6luosb20q
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (OPTIONS): Improved spelling.

* mandos.conf.xml (BUGS): - '' -

* mandos.xml (BUGS): - '' -

* plugin-runner.xml (NAME): Fix spelling by changing wording.
  (OPTIONS): Improved spelling.
  (EXAMPLE): Do not use obsolete "--keydir" option.  Improved wording.

* plugins.d/password-prompt.xml (DESCRIPTION): Improved spelling.
  (EXAMPLE): Add <acronym> tag.
  (SECURITY): Improved spelling.

* plugins.d/password-request.xml (SYNOPSIS): Changed replaceable to
                                             match OPTIONS section.
  (DESCRIPTION, OVERVIEW): Improved spelling.

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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 "2008-08-29">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-04">
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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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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    <legalnotice>
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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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        later version.
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      </para>
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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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        for more details.
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      </para>
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      <para>
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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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      </para>
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    <xi:include href="legalnotice.xml"/>
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  </refentryinfo>
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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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      Sends encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
 
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      Gives encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
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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>--interface<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--address<arg choice="plain">ADDRESS</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--port<arg choice="plain">PORT</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--priority<arg choice="plain">PRIORITY</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--servicename<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--configdir<arg choice="plain">DIRECTORY</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--debug</arg>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <arg>-i<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg></arg>
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      <arg>-a<arg choice="plain">ADDRESS</arg></arg>
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      <arg>-p<arg choice="plain">PORT</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--priority<arg choice="plain">PRIORITY</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--servicename<arg choice="plain">NAME</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--configdir<arg choice="plain">DIRECTORY</arg></arg>
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      <arg>--debug</arg>
 
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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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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--address
 
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--port
 
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        <replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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        <replaceable>PORT</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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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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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      Any authenticated client is then given the stored pre-encrypted
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    <title>PURPOSE</title>
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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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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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        <term><option>--help</option></term>
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            Show a help message and exit
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      </para>