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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 COMMANDNAME "password-agent">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2020-09-16">
 
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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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  <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@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@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>2019</year>
 
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      <year>2020</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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  <refnamediv>
 
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    <refname><command>&COMMANDNAME;</command></refname>
 
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    <refpurpose>
 
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      Run Mandos client as a systemd password agent.
 
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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><option>--agent-directory=<replaceable
 
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      >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <arg><option>--helper-directory=<replaceable
 
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      >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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      <sbr/>
 
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      <!-- <arg><option>-\-plugin-helper-dir=<replaceable -->
 
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      <!-- >DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg> -->
 
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      <!-- <sbr/> -->
 
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      <arg><option>--user=<replaceable
 
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      >USERID</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>--group=<replaceable
 
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      >GROUPID</replaceable></option></arg>
 
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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>--</arg>
 
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      <arg>
 
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        <replaceable>MANDOS_CLIENT</replaceable>
 
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        <group rep="repeat">
 
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          <arg choice="plain"><replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable></arg>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
 
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      <arg choice="plain"><option>--test</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>--help</option></arg>
 
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-?</option></arg>
 
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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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      <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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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
 
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a program which is meant to
 
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      be a <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle>
 
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      <manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> <quote>Password
 
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      Agent</quote> (See <ulink
 
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      Agents</ulink>).  The aim of this program is therefore to
 
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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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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
 
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    <variablelist>
 
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        <term><option>--agent-directory
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            Specify a different agent directory.  The default is
 
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            <quote><filename class="directory"
 
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            >/run/systemd/ask-password</filename ></quote> as per the
 
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            <ulink url="https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/">Password
 
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            Agents</ulink> specification.
 
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        <term><option>--helper-directory
 
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
 
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            <quote><filename class="directory"
 
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            <replaceable>MANDOS_CLIENT</replaceable> program via the
 
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            ><manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.)
 
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        <replaceable>USERID</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <replaceable>GROUPID</replaceable></option></term>
 
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        <term><replaceable>MANDOS_CLIENT</replaceable></term>
 
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        <term><option>-?</option></term>
 
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        <!-- do not wrap this line -->
 
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<userinput>&COMMANDNAME; -- /lib/mandos/plugins.d/mandos-client --pubkey=/etc/mandos/keys/pubkey.txt --seckey=/etc/mandos/keys/seckey.txt --tls-pubkey=/etc/mandos/keys/tls-pubkey.pem --tls-privkey=/etc/mandos/keys/tls-privkey.pem</userinput>
 
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          <ulink url="https://systemd.io/PASSWORD_AGENTS/">Password
 
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