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- Committer: Teddy Hogeborn
- Date: 2015-05-23 12:07:07 UTC
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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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<!ENTITY VERSION "1.0">
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<!ENTITY COMMANDNAME "mandos">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2008-09-06">
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<!ENTITY TIMESTAMP "2015-01-25">
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<!ENTITY % common SYSTEM "common.ent">
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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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<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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<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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<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@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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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>2008</year>
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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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<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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Gives encrypted passwords to authenticated Mandos clients
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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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<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--debug</option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--debuglevel
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<replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--no-dbus</option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--no-ipv6</option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--no-restore</option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--statedir
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<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--socket
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<replaceable>FD</replaceable></option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--foreground</option></arg>
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<sbr/>
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<arg><option>--no-zeroconf</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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<command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a server daemon which
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handles incoming request for passwords for a pre-defined list of
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client host computers. The Mandos server uses Zeroconf to
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announce itself on the local network, and uses TLS to
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communicate securely with and to authenticate the clients. The
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Mandos server uses IPv6 to allow Mandos clients to use IPv6
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link-local addresses, since the clients will probably not have
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any other addresses configured (see <xref linkend="overview"/>).
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Any authenticated client is then given the stored pre-encrypted
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password for that specific client.
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client host computers. For an introduction, see
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>intro</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>. The Mandos server
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uses Zeroconf to announce itself on the local network, and uses
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TLS to communicate securely with and to authenticate the
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clients. The Mandos server uses IPv6 to allow Mandos clients to
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use IPv6 link-local addresses, since the clients will probably
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not have any other addresses configured (see <xref
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linkend="overview"/>). Any authenticated client is then given
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the stored pre-encrypted password for that specific client.
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</para>
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<xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="debug"/>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--debuglevel
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<replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable></option></term>
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<listitem>
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<para>
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Set the debugging log level.
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<replaceable>LEVEL</replaceable> is a string, one of
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<quote><literal>CRITICAL</literal></quote>,
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<quote><literal>ERROR</literal></quote>,
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<quote><literal>WARNING</literal></quote>,
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<quote><literal>INFO</literal></quote>, or
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<quote><literal>DEBUG</literal></quote>, in order of
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increasing verbosity. The default level is
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<quote><literal>WARNING</literal></quote>.
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</para>
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</varlistentry>
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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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<xi:include href="mandos-options.xml"
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xpointer="priority_compat"/>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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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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</varlistentry>
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<term><option>--configdir
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<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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</para>
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<term><option>--version</option></term>
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<term><option>--no-dbus</option></term>
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<xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="dbus"/>
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<para>
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<term><option>--no-ipv6</option></term>
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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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<varlistentry>
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<term><option>--statedir
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<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
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<xi:include href="mandos-options.xml" xpointer="statedir"/>
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<term><option>--socket
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<term><option>--foreground</option></term>
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<term><option>--no-zeroconf</option></term>
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<refsect1 id="overview">
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<title>OVERVIEW</title>
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<xi:include href="overview.xml"/>
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<acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment.
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<refsect1 id="protocol">
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<title>NETWORK PROTOCOL</title>
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<para>
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<title>CHECKING</title>
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The server will, by default, continually check that the clients
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are still up. If a client has not been confirmed as being up
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for some time, the client is assumed to be compromised and is no
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longer eligible to receive the encrypted password. The timeout,
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checker program, and interval between checks can be configured
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both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
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longer eligible to receive the encrypted password. (Manual
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intervention is required to re-enable a client.) The timeout,
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extended timeout, checker program, and interval between checks
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can be configured both globally and per client; 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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<title>APPROVAL</title>
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<para>
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client before it is sent its secret. The delay to wait for such
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approval and the default action (approve or deny) can be
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configured both globally and per client; see <citerefentry>
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<refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
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</para>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>. By default all clients
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This can be used to deny a client its secret if not manually
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approved within a specified time. It can also be used to make
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the server delay before giving a client its secret, allowing
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<title>LOGGING</title>
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<option>--debug</option> option, it will log even more messages,
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and also show them on the console.
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<title>PERSISTENT STATE</title>
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<filename>clients.conf</filename>, are persistent across
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<emphasis>changed</emphasis> (or a client added, or removed) in
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<filename>clients.conf</filename>, this will take precedence.
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<title>ENVIRONMENT</title>
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<title>CLIENTS</title>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>)
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<refentrytitle>mandos-clients.conf</refentrytitle>
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<para>
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