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diff --git a/docs-xml/manpages-3/cifs.upcall.8.xml b/docs-xml/manpages-3/cifs.upcall.8.xml new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..8df776bbd4 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs-xml/manpages-3/cifs.upcall.8.xml @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?> +<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//Samba-Team//DTD DocBook V4.2-Based Variant V1.0//EN" "http://www.samba.org/samba/DTD/samba-doc"> +<refentry id="cifs.upcall.8"> + + +<refmeta> + <refentrytitle>cifs.upcall</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum> + <refmiscinfo class="source">Samba</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="manual">System Administration tools</refmiscinfo> + <refmiscinfo class="version">3.2</refmiscinfo> +</refmeta> + +<refnamediv> + <refname>cifs.upcall</refname> + <refpurpose>Userspace upcall helper for Common Internet File System (CIFS)</refpurpose> +</refnamediv> + +<refsynopsisdiv> + <cmdsynopsis> + <command>cifs.upcall</command> + <arg choice="opt">-c</arg> + <arg choice="opt">-v</arg> + <arg choice="req">keyid</arg> + </cmdsynopsis> +</refsynopsisdiv> + + +<refsect1> + <title>DESCRIPTION</title> + + <para>This tool is part of the <citerefentry><refentrytitle>samba</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>7</manvolnum></citerefentry> suite.</para> + +<para>cifs.upcall is a userspace helper program for the linux CIFS client +filesystem. There are a number of activities that the kernel cannot easily +do itself. This program is a callout program that does these things for the +kernel and then returns the result.</para> + +<para>cifs.upcall is generally intended to be run when the kernel calls +request-key<manvolnum>8</manvolnum> for a particular key type. While it +can be run directly from the command-line, it's not generally intended +to be run that way.</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>OPTIONS</title> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>-c</term> + <listitem><para>When handling a kerberos upcall, use a service principal that starts with "cifs/". The default is to use the "host/" service principal. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>-v</term> + <listitem><para>Print version number and exit. + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>CONFIGURATION FOR KEYCTL</title> + <para>cifs.upcall is designed to be called from the kernel via the request-key callout program. This requres that request-key be told where and how to call this program. The current cifs.upcall program handles two different key types:</para> + + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>cifs.spnego</term> + <listitem><para>This keytype is for retrieving kerberos session keys + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>cifs.resolve</term> + <listitem><para>This key type is for resolving hostnames into IP addresses + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>To make this program useful for CIFS, you'll need to set up entries for them in request-key.conf<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>. Here's an example of an entry for each key type:</para> +<programlisting> +#OPERATION TYPE D C PROGRAM ARG1 ARG2... +#========= ============= = = ========================================== +create cifs.spnego * * /usr/local/sbin/cifs.upcall -c %k +create cifs.resolver * * /usr/local/sbin/cifs.upcall %k +</programlisting> +<para> +See <citerefentry><refentrytitle>request-key.conf<manvolnum>5</manvolnum></refentrytitle></citerefentry> for more info on each field. +</para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>SEE ALSO</title> + <para> + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>request-key.conf</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>, + <citerefentry><refentrytitle>mount.cifs</refentrytitle> + <manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry> + </para> +</refsect1> + +<refsect1> + <title>AUTHOR</title> + + <para>Igor Mammedov wrote the cifs.upcall program.</para> + <para>Jeff Layton authored this manpage.</para> + <para>The maintainer of the Linux CIFS VFS is Steve French.</para> + <para>The <ulink url="mailto:linux-cifs-client@lists.samba.org">Linux + CIFS Mailing list</ulink> is the preferred place to ask + questions regarding these programs. + </para> +</refsect1> + +</refentry> |