X-Git-Url: https://tinc-vpn.org/git/browse?p=tinc;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Ftincd.8.in;h=5ea08c01f7b8dbb0c94d9f9eb3837fe3b9ace063;hp=8d134d01f94ac534be001945daa3408ec3e7a7a7;hb=4b3fd94b1cc79c24c4092b6b10ed4627a2648d26;hpb=7926a156e5b118d06295228e57de0cc9de0433b4 diff --git a/doc/tincd.8.in b/doc/tincd.8.in index 8d134d01..5ea08c01 100644 --- a/doc/tincd.8.in +++ b/doc/tincd.8.in @@ -1,14 +1,14 @@ -.Dd 2002-03-25 +.Dd 2011-01-02 .Dt TINCD 8 .\" Manual page created by: -.\" Ivo Timmermans +.\" Ivo Timmermans .\" Guus Sliepen .Sh NAME .Nm tincd .Nd tinc VPN daemon .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm -.Op Fl cdDkKnL +.Op Fl cdDkKnLRU .Op Fl -config Ns = Ns Ar DIR .Op Fl -no-detach .Op Fl -debug Ns Op = Ns Ar LEVEL @@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ .Op Fl -logfile Ns Op = Ns Ar FILE .Op Fl -pidfile Ns = Ns Ar FILE .Op Fl -bypass-security +.Op Fl -chroot +.Op Fl -user Ns = Ns Ar USER .Op Fl -help .Op Fl -version .Sh DESCRIPTION @@ -62,11 +64,19 @@ the service will always be stopped and removed. .It Fl n, -net Ns = Ns Ar NETNAME Connect to net .Ar NETNAME . +This will let tinc read all configuration files from +.Pa @sysconfdir@/tinc/ Ar NETNAME . +Specifying +.Li . +for +.Ar NETNAME +is the same as not specifying any +.Ar NETNAME . .It Fl K, -generate-keys Ns Op = Ns Ar BITS Generate public/private RSA keypair and exit. If .Ar BITS -is omitted, the default length will be 1024 bits. +is omitted, the default length will be 2048 bits. When saving keys to existing files, tinc will not delete the old keys, you have to remove them manually. .It Fl L, -mlock @@ -87,6 +97,14 @@ Under Windows this option will be ignored. .It Fl -bypass-security Disables encryption and authentication of the meta protocol. Only useful for debugging. +.It Fl R, -chroot +With this option tinc chroots into the directory where network +config is located (@sysconfdir@/tinc/NETNAME if -n option is used, +or to the directory specified with -c option) after initialization. +.It Fl U, -user Ns = Ns Ar USER +setuid to the specified +.Ar USER +after initialization. .It Fl -help Display short list of options. .It Fl -version @@ -112,6 +130,10 @@ Connections to hosts whose host config file are removed are closed. New outgoing connections specified in .Pa tinc.conf will be made. +If the +.Fl -logfile +option is used, this will also close and reopen the log file, +useful when log rotation is used. .It INT Temporarily increases debug level to 5. Send this signal again to revert to the original level. @@ -181,7 +203,7 @@ tinc comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions; see the file COPYING for details. .Sh AUTHORS -.An "Ivo Timmermans" Aq ivo@tinc-vpn.org +.An "Ivo Timmermans" .An "Guus Sliepen" Aq guus@tinc-vpn.org .Pp And thanks to many others for their contributions to tinc!