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  • Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
  • Date: 2011-09-18 15:59:05 UTC
  • mfrom: (24.1.179 mandos)
  • Revision ID: teddy@fukt.bsnet.se-20110918155905-ngj2ig0yheralj1s
* DBUS-API: Document new "Expires" and "ExtendedTimeout" properties.
* README: Refer to the installed manual page more simply.
* mandos (Client.extended_timeout, Client.expires): New attributes.
  (Client.extended_timeout_milliseconds): New.
  (Client.__init__, Client.enable, Client.disable): Set new attributes.
  (Client.checked_ok): Take new "timeout" argument.
  (ClientDBus.expires): Transform into a property which sends a D-Bus
                        signal when changed.
  (ClientDBus._datetime_to_dbus): Return empty D-Bus string on None.
                                  All callers changed to use this.

  (ClientDBus.ApprovedByDefault_dbus_property,
  ClientDBus.ApprovalDelay_dbus_property,
  ClientDBus.ApprovalDuration_dbus_property,
  ClientDBus.Host_dbus_property, ClientDBus.Timeout_dbus_property,
  ClientDBus.Interval_dbus_property,
  ClientDBus.Checker_dbus_property): Bug fix: Only send D-Bus signal
                                     if new value is different.
  (ClientDBus.Timeout_dbus_property): Use new "expires" attribute.
  (ClientDBus.Expires_dbus_property,
  ClientDBus.ExtendedTimeout_dbus_property): New D-Bus properties.
  (ClientHandler.handle): Bump time using extended_timeout value.
  (main.client_defaults): Change default values of "timeout" and
                          "interval", added new default value for
                          "extended_timeout".
* mandos-clients.conf.xml (OPTIONS): Changed default values of
                                     "interval" and "timeout".  Add
                                     new "extended_timeout" option.
  (EXAMPLE): Updated default values.
* mandos-ctl: Show new "ExtendedTimeout" D-Bus property and change it
              using new "--extended-timeout" option.
* mandos-ctl.xml (SYNOPSIS, OPTIONS): Document new
                                      "--extended-timeout" option.
* mandos-monitor (MandosClientWidget.update): Use new "Expires" D-Bus
                                              property.
* mandos.xml (DESCRIPTION): Add reference to intro(8mandos) manual
                            page.
  (CHECKING): Refer to the new "extended_timeout" option in
  clients.conf.

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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 "mandos">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2014-06-15">
 
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2011-08-08">
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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@recompile.se</email>
 
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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@recompile.se</email>
 
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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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      <year>2009</year>
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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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      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
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      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
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    </copyright>
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      <arg><option>--no-dbus</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--no-ipv6</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--no-restore</option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--statedir
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      <replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--socket
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      <replaceable>FD</replaceable></option></arg>
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      <arg><option>--foreground</option></arg>
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    </cmdsynopsis>
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    <cmdsynopsis>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>
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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"
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                      xpointer="priority_compat"/>
 
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="priority"/>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="ipv6"/>
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        <term><option>--no-restore</option></term>
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          <xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="restore"/>
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          <para>
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            See also <xref linkend="persistent_state"/>.
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      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
 
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