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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-07-22 06:25:35 UTC
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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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      <group rep="repeat">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--global-env=<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>--env-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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      </group>
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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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    <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 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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  <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-env
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        <replaceable>VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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        >value</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-e
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        <replaceable>VAR</replaceable><literal>=</literal><replaceable
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        >value</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            This option will add an environment variable setting to
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            all plugins.  This will override any inherited environment
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            variable.
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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>--env-for
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal
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        ><replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-f
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        <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable><literal>:</literal
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        ><replaceable>ENV</replaceable><literal>=</literal
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        ><replaceable>value</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            This option will add an environment variable setting to
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            the <replaceable>PLUGIN</replaceable> plugin.  This will
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            override any inherited environment variables or
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            environment variables specified using
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            <option>--global-env</option>.
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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>--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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            <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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          </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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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Specify a different plugin directory.  The default is
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            environment.
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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>--debug</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            mode.
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          </para>
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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>-?</option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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            Gives a help message about options and their meanings.
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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>-V</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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    </variablelist>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="overview">
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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 will run on the client side in the initial
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      <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment, and is responsible for
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      getting a password.  It does this by running plugins, one of
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      which will normally be the actual client program communicating
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      with the server.
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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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      programs in a directory in the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym>
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      disk environment.  The default directory is
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      changed with the <option>--plugin-dir</option> option.  The
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      plugins are started in parallel, and the first plugin to output
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      a password <emphasis>and</emphasis> exit with a successful exit
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="fallback">
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    <title>FALLBACK</title>
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    <para>
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      If no plugins succeed, this program will, as a fallback, ask for
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      and output it.  This is not meant to be the normal mode of
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      operation, as there is a separate plugin for getting a password
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      from the console.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="exit_status">
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    <para>
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      linkend="fallback"/>) may or may not have succeeded in either
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      case.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="environment">
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    <title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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    <para>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="file">
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    <title>FILES</title>
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    <para>
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      <variablelist>
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        <varlistentry>
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          <term><filename
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          >/conf/conf.d/mandos/plugin-runner.conf</filename></term>
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          <listitem>
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            <para>
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              Since this program will be run as a keyscript, there is
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              little to no opportunity to pass command line arguments
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              to it.  Therefore, it will <emphasis>also</emphasis>
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              read this file and use its contents as
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              whitespace-separated command line options.  Also,
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              everything from a <quote>#</quote> character to the end
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              of a line is ignored.
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            </para>
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            <para>
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              the normal command line options, so the latter can
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              override the former, if need be.
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            </para>
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          </listitem>
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        </varlistentry>
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      </variablelist>
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="bugs">
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    <title>BUGS</title>
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    <para>
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      There is no <option>--enable</option> option to enable disabled
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      plugins.
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="examples">
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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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  <refsect1 id="security">
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    <title>SECURITY</title>
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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