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* debian/mandos-client.README.Debian: Document network hook facility.
* debian/mandos-client.docs (network-hooks.d): Added.
* initramfs-tools-hook: Also pass VERBOSITY to network hook.
* plugins.d/mandos-client.xml (DESCRIPTION): Document network
                                             interface selection
                                             algorithm.
  (OPTIONS/--interface): Refer to NETWORK HOOKS section.
  (OVERVIEW): Refer to password-prompt(8mandos) explicitly.
  (NETWORK HOOKS): New section.
  (FILES): Add "/lib/mandos/network-hooks.d".

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        A network hook must be an executable file, and its name must
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        consist entirely of upper and lower case letters, digits,
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        underscores, periods, and hyphens.
 
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        underscores, and hyphens.
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        A network hook will receive one argument, which can be one of
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          <term><literal>files</literal></term>
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              This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>one
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              file per line</emphasis>, all the files needed for it to
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              run.  (These files will be copied into the initial RAM
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              filesystem.)  Typical use is for a network hook which is
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              a shell script to print its needed binaries.
 
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              This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>on
 
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              separate lines</emphasis>, all the files needed for it
 
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              to run.  (These files will be copied into the initial
 
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              RAM filesystem.)  Intended use is for a network hook
 
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              which is a shell script to print its needed binaries.
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              It is not necessary to print any non-executable files
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          <term><literal>modules</literal></term>
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              This should make the network hook print, <emphasis>on
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              separate lines</emphasis>, all the kernel modules needed
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              for it to run.  (These modules will be copied into the
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              initial RAM filesystem.)  For instance, a tunnel
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              interface needs the
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              <quote><literal>tun</literal></quote> module.
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      <para>
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        The network hook will be provided with a number of environment
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              <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> by the
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              <option>--network-hook-dir</option> option.  Note: this
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              should <emphasis>always</emphasis> be used by the
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              network hook to refer to itself or any files in the hook
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              directory it may require.
 
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              network hook to refer to itself or any files it may
 
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              This will be the same as the first argument;
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              i.e. <quote><literal>start</literal></quote>,
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              <quote><literal>files</literal></quote>, or
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              This will be the same as the <option>--delay</option>
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              option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.  Is
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          <term><envar>CONNECT</envar></term>
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              This will be the same as the <option>--connect</option>
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              option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.  Is
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              only set if <option>--connect</option> is passed and
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              <envar>MODE</envar> is
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              option passed to <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command>.
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