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RWHOISD(8)             DragonFly System Manager's Manual            RWHOISD(8)

NAME
       rwhoisd  - Server for the RWhois Protocol

SYNOPSIS
       rwhoisd [-c ConfFile] [-rsdiVvq]

DESCRIPTION
       RWhoisd serves data using the RWhois protocol. The rwhoisd server will
       serve formatted records based on a query, send referral and see-also
       information, and change the server environment based on directives.
       The server is typically run as a standalone server, although it can be
       run from inetd(1).

OPTIONS
       Options given on the command line override equivalent options given in
       the rwhoisd configuration files.

       -c     The full path of the main rwhoisd configuration file. Default is
              "rwhoisd.conf" in the current working directory.

       -r     Become a root rwhois server. No referrals to a higher level of
              the tree are given if the server cannot find an answer to the
              query.

       -s     Attempt a chroot(2) upon startup.

       -d     Start up in "daemon mode".

       -i     Start up in "inetd mode".

       -v     Verbose.  Logging will occur at the "info" level.  See
              syslog.conf(4) for descriptions of the logging levels

       -V     Very Verbose.  Logging will occur at the "debug" level.

       -q     Quiet Mode.  Disable most logging.  Logging will occur at the
              "alert" level.

CONFIGURATION FILES
SEE ALSO
       rwhois_indexer(8)

BUGS
       Please send any bugs to rwhois-bugs@rwhois.net.

                                 18 March 1997                      RWHOISD(8)