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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-09-05 16:24:33 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080905162433-58fgx91ae9foxlh1
* Makefile (PIDDIR, USER, GROUP): Removed.
  (install-server): Do not create $(PIDDIR).
  (uninstall-server): Do not remove $(PIDDIR).

* init.d-mandos (PIDFILE): Changed to "/var/run/$NAME.pid".

* mandos (IPv6_TCPServer.enabled): New attribute.
  (IPv6_TCPServer.server_activate): Only call method of superclass if
                                    "self.enabled".
  (IPv6_TCPServer.enable): Set "self.enabled" to True.
  (main): Create client Set() early.  Create IPv6_TCPServer object
          early.  Switch to user and group "mandos", "nobody" or
          65534, if possible.  Enable IPv6_TCPServer *after* switching
          user.

* mandos-keygen (KEYDIR): Changed to "/etc/keys/mandos".

* mandos.xml (FILES): Changed PID file.
  (SECURITY): The server does need to be privileged, but switches to a
              non-privileged user.

* plugin-runner.xml (EXAMPLE): Changed long example to something more
                               realistic.

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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 "mandos">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2009-02-24">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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%common;
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-05">
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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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  <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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    <productnumber>&VERSION;</productnumber>
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    <date>&TIMESTAMP;</date>
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    <authorgroup>
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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>2009</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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  <refmeta>
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    <refentrytitle>&COMMANDNAME;</refentrytitle>
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    <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
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      Gives encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
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    </refpurpose>
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  <refsynopsisdiv>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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      <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--debug</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--no-ipv6</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>--check</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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  <refsect1 id="description">
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    <title>DESCRIPTION</title>
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    <para>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="debug"/>
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        </listitem>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>--priority <replaceable>
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        PRIORITY</replaceable></option></term>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="priority"/>
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        <term><option>--servicename
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></term>
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                      xpointer="servicename"/>
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        <term><option>--configdir
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>--version</option></term>
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          </para>
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    <title>OVERVIEW</title>
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      <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
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      having timed out, the server does not record this fact onto
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      permanent storage.  This has some security implications, see
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