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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2024-09-08 00:08:15 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@recompile.se-20240908000815-x3gr5xion3kyyoio
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* mandos.conf.xml (DESCRIPTION): Remove the unnecessary word "simple".
* plugin-runner.xml (PLUGINS): Remove the unnecessary word "simply",
  and add the "executable" qualifier to the description of plugins.
* mandos-client.xml (DESCRIPTION, OPTIONS): Do not refer to
  "plugin-runner"; instead refer to the section "OVERVIEW".
  (OVERVIEW): Don't only describe plugin-runner; also describe
  how password-agent can start mandos-client.
  (EXAMPLE): Do not refer to "plugin-runner"; instead refer to the
  section "OVERVIEW".
  (SEE ALSO): Replace reference to "password-prompt" with
  "password-agent".

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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 "2008-09-05">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2023-04-30">
 
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
 
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%common;
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]>
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<refentry xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
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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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    <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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          <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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      </author>
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    </authorgroup>
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    <copyright>
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      <year>2008</year>
 
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      <year>2011</year>
 
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      <year>2012</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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  <refmeta>
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum>
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      Run Mandos plugins, pass data from first to succeed.
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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        >value</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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      >FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <term><option>--global-env
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME;  --config-file=/etc/mandos/plugin-runner.conf --plugin-dir /usr/lib/mandos/plugins.d --options-for=password-request:--pubkey=/etc/keys/mandos/pubkey.txt,--seckey=/etc/keys/mandos/seckey.txt</userinput>
 
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