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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2019-08-18 00:42:22 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@recompile.se-20190818004222-lfrgtnmqz766a08e
Client: Use the systemd sysusers.d mechanism, if present

* Makefile (install-client-nokey): Also install sysusers.d file, if
                                   $(SYSUSERS) exists.
* sysusers.d-mandos.conf: Adjust comment to match reality.

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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 "plymouth">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2010-09-26">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2019-07-27">
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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@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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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@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
 
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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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      <year>2012</year>
 
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      <year>2013</year>
 
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      <year>2014</year>
 
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      <year>2015</year>
 
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      <year>2016</year>
 
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      <year>2017</year>
 
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      <year>2018</year>
 
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      <year>2019</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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  <refsynopsisdiv>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <arg choice="opt">
 
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        <option>--prompt <replaceable>PROMPT</replaceable></option>
 
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      </arg>
 
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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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  </refsynopsisdiv>
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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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    <para>
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      This program takes no options.
 
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      This program is commonly not invoked from the command line; it
 
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      is normally started by the <application>Mandos</application>
 
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      plugin runner, see <citerefentry><refentrytitle
 
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      >plugin-runner</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
 
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      </citerefentry>.  Any command line options this program accepts
 
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