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* DBUS-API: New file documenting the server D-Bus interface.

* clients.conf: Add examples of new approval settings.

* debian/mandos.docs: Added "DBUS-API".

* mandos-clients.conf.xml (OPTIONS): Added "approved_by_default",
                                     "approval_delay", and
                                     "approval_duration".
* mandos.xml (D-BUS INTERFACE): Refer to the "DBUS-API" file.
  (BUGS): Remove mention of lack of a remote query interface.

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<!ENTITY CONFNAME "mandos-clients.conf">
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<!ENTITY CONFPATH "<filename>/etc/mandos/clients.conf</filename>">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2012-01-01">
 
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
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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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      </author>
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      <author>
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        <firstname>Teddy</firstname>
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        <surname>Hogeborn</surname>
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          <email>teddy@recompile.se</email>
 
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          <email>teddy@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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        </address>
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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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        <term><option>approval_delay<literal> = </literal><replaceable
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        >TIME</replaceable></option></term>
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          <para>
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            This option is <emphasis>optional</emphasis>.
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          <para>
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            How long to wait for external approval before resorting to
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            use the <option>approved_by_default</option> value.  The
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            default is <quote>0s</quote>, i.e. not to wait.
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        <term><option>approval_duration<literal> = </literal
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        ><replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></term>
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            This option is <emphasis>optional</emphasis>.
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            How long an external approval lasts.  The default is 1
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          >{ <literal >1</literal> | <literal>yes</literal> | <literal
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          >0</literal> | <literal>no</literal> | <literal
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          >false</literal> | <literal>off</literal> }</option></term>
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            Whether to approve a client by default after
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            This option is <emphasis>optional</emphasis>.
 
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            space-separated number of values, each of which is a
 
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        <term><option>extended_timeout<literal> = </literal><replaceable
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        >TIME</replaceable></option></term>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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