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| author |  David C. Jedlinsky <opus@mit.edu> | 1987-12-31 08:51:36 +0000 |
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| committer | David C. Jedlinsky <opus@mit.edu> | 1987-12-31 08:51:36 +0000 |
| commit | 807efab55818b549b799680874f01809429b8792 (patch) | |
| tree | 6025d0a73a522966f8a3ef6200534c83cc6068f4 /server/zephyrd.8 | |
| parent | d4f0d5e4e96dc945c16516790e25c384cc2554ed (diff) | |
Changed 'hm' to 'zhm'.
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1 files changed, 40 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/server/zephyrd.8 b/server/zephyrd.8 index 2dba064..b77f04c 100644 --- a/server/zephyrd.8 +++ b/server/zephyrd.8 @@ -2,16 +2,52 @@ .\" All rights reserved. The file /usr/include/zephyr/mit-copyright.h .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. .\" -.\" @(#)zephyrd.8 6.1 (MIT) 7/9/87 +.\" $Source$ +.\" $Header$ .\" -.TH ZEPHYRD 8 "July 9, 1987" +.TH ZEPHYRD 8 "July 27, 1987" +.FM quote "MIT Project Athena" .SH NAME zephyrd \- Zephyr server daemon .SH SYNOPSIS -.B zephyrd +.I /usr/etc/zephyrd .SH DESCRIPTION +.I zephyrd +is the central server for the Zephyr Notification System. +It maintains a location database of all currently logged-in users, and a +subscription database for each user's Zephyr clients. +.PP +.I zephyrd +communicates with daemons running on other Zephyr server hosts, to +provide a reliable service. +.PP +When a +.B zephyrd +is executed, it requests a list of server machines from Hesiod and +initializes its state from any +\fIzephyrd\fRs executing on the other known servers. This initialization +is only performed after the \fIzephyrd\fRs have authenticated themselves +to each other via Kerberos. +The server then enters a dispatch loop, servicing requests from clients and +other servers. +.SH ACCESS CONTROL +Certain notice classes are restricted by the Zephyr server. Each such +class has an access control list enumerating who may transmit or +subscribe to that particular class. +.SH FILES +/usr/athena/lib/zephyr/sub-*.acl Access Control Lists for subscribing +.br +/usr/athena/lib/zephyr/xmt-*.acl Access Control Lists for transmitting +.br +/usr/athena/lib/zephyr/srvtab Kerberos Service keys +.br +/usr/athena/lib/zephyr/ztkts Current kerberos tickets for exchange with other servers +.br .SH SEE ALSO -zephyr(1), hm(8) +zephyr(1), zhm(8), kerberos(?), hesiod(?) +.br +Athena Technical Plan, Sections E.4.1 (Zephyr Notification Service) and +E.2.1 (Kerberos Authentication and Authorization System) .SH AUTHOR .PP John T. Kohl, MIT Project Athena |