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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2008-07-29 03:35:39 UTC
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20080729033539-08zecoj3jwlkpjhw
* server.conf: New file.

* mandos-clients.conf: Renamed to clients.conf.

* Makefile (FORTIFY): New.
  (CFLAGS): Include $(FORTIFY).

* plugins.d/mandosclient.c (main): New "if_index" variable.  Bug fix:
                                   check if interface exists.  New
                                   "--connect" option.

* server.py (serviceInterface): Removed; replaced by
                                "AvahiService.interface".  All users
                                changed.
  (AvahiError, AvahiServiceError, AvahiGroupError): New exception
                                                    classes.
  (AvahiService): New class.
  (serviceName): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.name".  All users
                 changed.
  (serviceType): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.type".  All users
                 changed.
  (servicePort): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.port".  All users
                 changed.
  (serviceTXT): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.TXT".  All users
                changed.
  (domain): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.domain".  All users
            changed.
  (host): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.host".  All users
          changed.
  (rename_count): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.rename_count" and
                 "AvahiService.max_renames".  All users changed.
  (Client.__init__): If no secret or secfile, raise TypeError instead
                     of RuntimeError.
  (Client.last_seen): Renamed to "Client.last_checked_ok".  All users
                      changed.
  (Client.stop, Client.stop_checker): Use "getattr" with default value
                                      instead of "hasattr".
  (Client.still_valid): Removed "now" argument.
  (Client.handle): Separate the "no client found" and "client invalid"
                   cases for clearer code.
  (IPv6_TCPServer.__init__): "options" argument replaced by
                             "settings".  All callers changed.
  (IPv6_TCPServer.options): Replaced by "IPv6_TCPServer.settings".
                            All users changed.
  (IPv6_TCPServer.server_bind): Use getattr instead of hasattr.
  (add_service): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.add".  All callers
                 changed.
  (remove_service): Removed; replaced by "AvahiService.remove".  All
                    callers changed.
  (entry_group_state_changed): On entry group collision, call the new
                               AvahiService.rename method.  Raise
                               AvahiGroupError on group error.
  (if_nametoindex): Use ctypes.utils.find_library to locate the C
                    library.  Cache the result.  Loop on EINTR.
  (daemon): Use os.path.devnull to locate "/dev/null".
  (killme): Removed.  All callers changed to do "sys.exit()" instead,
            except where stated otherwise.
  (main): Removed "exitstatus".  Removed all default values from all
          non-bool options.  New option "--configdir".  New variables
          "server_defaults" and "server_settings", read from
          "%(configdir)s/server.conf".  Let any supplied command line
          options override server settings.   Variable "defaults"
          renamed to "client_defaults", which is read from
          "clients.conf" instead of "mandos-clients.conf".  New global
          AvahiService object "service" replaces old global variables.
          Catch AvahiError and exit with error if caught.

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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-keygen">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-20">
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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>8</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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      Generate key and password for Mandos client and server.
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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>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--dir
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--type
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-t
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--length
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-l
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--subtype
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-s
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        <replaceable>KEYTYPE</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--sublength
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-L
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        <replaceable>BITS</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--name
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-n
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--email
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-e
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        <replaceable>ADDRESS</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--comment
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        <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-c
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        <replaceable>TEXT</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--expire
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-x
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        <replaceable>TIME</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <arg><option>--force</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>--password</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-p</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--passfile
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-F</option>
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        <replaceable>FILE</replaceable></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--dir
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-d
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        <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      </group>
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      <sbr/>
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      <group>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--name
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-n
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        <replaceable>NAME</replaceable></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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      <group choice="req">
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>--help</option></arg>
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        <arg choice="plain"><option>-h</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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      <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 to generate the
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      OpenPGP key used by
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-client</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>.  The key is
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      normally written to /etc/mandos for later installation into the
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      initrd image, but this, and most other things, can be changed
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      with command line options.
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    </para>
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    <para>
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      This program can also be used with the
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      <option>--password</option> or <option>--passfile</option>
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      options to generate a ready-made section for
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      <filename>clients.conf</filename> (see
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      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>).
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    </para>
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  </refsect1>
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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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    <title>OPTIONS</title>
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    <variablelist>
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      <varlistentry>
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        <term><option>-h</option></term>
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        <term><option>-d
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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        <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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        <term><option>-t
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        <replaceable>TYPE</replaceable></option></term>
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        <listitem>
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          <para>
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          </para>
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      </varlistentry>
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        <term><option>-l
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    <xi:include href="overview.xml"/>
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  </refsect1>
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  </refsect1>
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  <refsect1 id="environment">
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    <title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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    <variablelist>
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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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    </variablelist>
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  </refsect1>
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    <title>FILES</title>
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    <para>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> will write the key files.  The
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