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  <refentryinfo>
    <title>Mandos Manual</title>
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    <authorgroup>
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	<firstname>Björn</firstname>
	<surname>Påhlsson</surname>
	<address>
	  <email>belorn@fukt.bsnet.se</email>
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      </author>
      <author>
	<firstname>Teddy</firstname>
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      <year>2008</year>
      <holder>Teddy Hogeborn</holder>
      <holder>Björn Påhlsson</holder>
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      <command>&COMMANDNAME;</command> is a program which is meant to
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      <refentrytitle>crypttab</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry> for the root disk.  The
      aim of this program is therefore to output a password, which
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      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> will use to try and
      unlock the root disk.
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      be output on standard output.
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      The purpose of this is to enable <emphasis>remote and unattended
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	    for specifying the <quote><option>--debug</option></quote>
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	    plugin, and <replaceable>OPTIONS</replaceable> is a comma
	    separated list of options.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    Note that since options are not split on whitespace, the
	    way to pass, to the plugin
	    <quote><filename>foo</filename></quote>, the option
	    <option>--bar</option> with the option argument
	    <quote>baz</quote> is either
	    <userinput>--options-for=foo:--bar=baz</userinput> or
	    <userinput>--options-for=foo:--bar,baz</userinput>, but
	    <emphasis>not</emphasis>
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	<replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
	<listitem>
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	    Change to group ID <replaceable>ID</replaceable> on
	    startup.  The default is 65534.  All plugins will be
	    started using this group ID.  <emphasis>Note:</emphasis>
	    This must be a number, not a name.
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	<replaceable>ID</replaceable></option></term>
	<listitem>
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	    startup.  The default is 65534.  All plugins will be
	    started using this user ID.  <emphasis>Note:</emphasis>
	    This must be a number, not a name.
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	<term><option>--plugin-dir
	<replaceable>DIRECTORY</replaceable></option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Specify a different plugin directory.  The default is
	    <filename>/lib/mandos/plugins.d</filename>, which will
	    exist in the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk
	    environment.
	  </para>
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	<term><option>--debug</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Enable debug mode.  This will enable a lot of output to
	    standard error about what the program is doing.  The
	    program will still perform all other functions normally.
	    The default is to <emphasis>not</emphasis> run in debug
	    mode.
	  </para>
	  <para>
	    The plugins will <emphasis>not</emphasis> be affected by
	    this option.  Use
	    <userinput><option>--global-options=--debug</option></userinput>
	    if complete debugging eruption is desired.
	  </para>
	</listitem>
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	<term><option>--help</option></term>
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	    Gives a help message about options and their meanings.
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	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Gives a short usage message.
	  </para>
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      <varlistentry>
	<term><option>--version</option></term>
	<term><option>-V</option></term>
	<listitem>
	  <para>
	    Prints the program version.
	  </para>
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  <refsect1 id="overview">
    <title>OVERVIEW</title>
    <xi:include href="overview.xml"/>
    <para>
      This program will run on the client side in the initial
      <acronym>RAM</acronym> disk environment, and is responsible for
      getting a password.  It does this by running plugins, one of
      which will normally be the actual client program communicating
      with the server.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 id="plugins">
    <title>PLUGINS</title>
    <para>
      This program will get a password by running a number of
      <firstterm>plugins</firstterm>, which are simply executable
      programs in a directory in the initial <acronym>RAM</acronym>
      disk environment.  The default directory is
      <filename>/lib/mandos/plugins.d</filename>, but this can be
      changed with the <option>--plugin-dir</option> option.  The
      plugins are started in parallel, and the first plugin to output
      a password and exit with a successful exit code will make this
      plugin-runner output that password, stop any other plugins, and
      exit.
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1>
    <title>FALLBACK</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  <refsect1 id="exit_status">
    <title>EXIT STATUS</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="file">
    <title>FILES</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="notes">
    <title>NOTES</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>
  
  <refsect1 id="bugs">
    <title>BUGS</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="examples">
    <title>EXAMPLE</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="security">
    <title>SECURITY</title>
    <para>
    </para>
  </refsect1>

  <refsect1 id="see_also">
    <title>SEE ALSO</title>
    <para>
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>cryptsetup</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mandos</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-prompt</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
      <citerefentry><refentrytitle>password-request</refentrytitle>
      <manvolnum>8mandos</manvolnum></citerefentry>
    </para>
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