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+ + [Abstract] + [Copyright Notice] + [Contents] + +

User service daemon and client specification

-0.1 Abstract -

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Abstract

This is a specification for a Unix system facility to allow one program to invoke another when only limited trust exists between them. +

Copyright Notice

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+userv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify +it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at +your option) any later version. +

+ +

+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of +merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. See +the GNU General Public License for more details. +

+ +

+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +along with userv; if not, write to the Free Software +Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. +

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-0.2 Table of contents -

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1 Introduction -
2 Client program usage - +
1 Introduction +
2 Client program usage
- 2.1 Options -
- 2.2 Security-overriding options +
- 2.1 Options +
- 2.2 Security-overriding options
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3 Execution environment of the service program +
3 Execution environment of the service program
- 3.1 File descriptors -
- 3.2 Environment +
- 3.1 File descriptors +
- 3.2 Environment
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4 Service-side configuration +
4 Service-side configuration +
- 4.1 Configuration file syntax +
- 4.2 Configuration file directives
  - 4.1 Configuration file syntax -
  - 4.2 Configuration file directives -
  - 4.3 Errors in the configuration file -
  - 4.4 Defaults +
  - 4.2.1 Immediate directives +
  - 4.2.2 Directives with delayed effect +
  - 4.2.3 Control structure directives +
  - 4.2.4 Directives for changing execution settings +
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- 4.3 Errors in the configuration file +
- 4.4 Defaults
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5 Information passed through the client/daemon combination -
6 Applications and notes on use +
5 Information passed through the client/daemon combination +
6 Applications and notes on use
- 6.1 Standard services and directory management -
- 6.2 Reducing the number of absolutely privileged subsystems -
- 6.3 Do not give away excessive privilege to userv-using facilities -
- 6.4 userv is not a replacement for really and sudo -
- 6.5 Don't give access to general-purpose utilities +
- 6.1 Standard services and directory management +
- 6.2 Reducing the number of absolutely privileged subsystems +
- 6.3 Do not give away excessive privilege to userv-using facilities +
- 6.4 userv is not a replacement for really and sudo +
- 6.5 Don't give access to general-purpose utilities

0.3 Copyright

-userv is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify -it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by -the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at -your option) any later version.

-This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but -without any warranty; without even the implied warranty of -merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. See -the GNU General Public License for more details.

+ [Abstract] + [Copyright Notice] + [Contents] -You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License -along with userv; if not, write to the Free Software -Foundation, 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.

-User service daemon and client specification -- userv is Copyright 1996-1999 Ian Jackson. -
-Contents; abstract. -
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