From c5893255808443a724fadf9dec26bd442d2a5d2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: nalin Date: Dec 21 2005 22:51:27 +0000 Subject: - pre-tag commit --- diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 7783494..783e51f 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,6 @@ +2005-12-21 nalin + tag 0.17-0 + 2005-12-20 nalin * oddjob.spec: modify to conform more closely to the Fedora Packaging Guidelines diff --git a/doc/oddjob.html b/doc/oddjob.html index 3f678ca..41f5348 100644 --- a/doc/oddjob.html +++ b/doc/oddjob.html @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ unprivileged applications to invoke and take limited control of privileged applications by issuing requests using the D-BUS system message bus. -


Table of Contents

Background
oddjob
An Example
D-BUS Configuration
oddjobd Configuration
Configuring oddjobd

Background

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Table of Contents

Background
oddjob
An Example
D-BUS Configuration
oddjobd Configuration
Configuring oddjobd

Background

In many applications, particularly those which perform some sort of administrative task, it becomes useful to separate the presentation (which needn't have any special privileges, and frequently shouldn't) @@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ potentially large number of clients.

The oddjob package implements such a server. -

oddjob

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oddjob

The server provided by oddjob, oddjobd, provides services which appear to be indistinguishable from other services provided through @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ implemented on web servers using scripting engines and applications which are implemented using the Common Gateway Interface (CGI). -

An Example

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An Example

Take for example, a service which is provided by the well-known address "com.example.system_manager". This management service controls multiple systems, each of which is represented as a different @@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ Using oddjobd, the entire implementation can be synthesized by providing the proper configuration files and shell scripts. -

D-BUS Configuration

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D-BUS Configuration

The D-BUS system bus enforces restrictions on which applications can reserve well-known bus addresses. It bases this restriction on the UID under which a client @@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ </policy> </busconfig>

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oddjobd Configuration

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oddjobd Configuration

The oddjobd daemon provides services which are implemented by external helper applications. The helpers are executed with superuser privileges, and receive their @@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ </object> </service> </oddjobconfig>

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Configuring oddjobd

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Configuring oddjobd

The oddjobd configuration is normally read from /etc/oddjobd.conf, but in most deployments it will direct the daemon to read all of the configuration files from