[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: loncom / lond
foxr
lon-capa-cvs@mail.lon-capa.org
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 09:39:23 -0000
foxr Tue Aug 12 05:39:23 2003 EDT
Modified files:
/loncom lond
Log:
Comment statement of intent for the initial management interface (pushtable).
Index: loncom/lond
diff -u loncom/lond:1.134 loncom/lond:1.135
--- loncom/lond:1.134 Mon Aug 11 23:28:31 2003
+++ loncom/lond Tue Aug 12 05:39:23 2003
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
# The LearningOnline Network
# lond "LON Daemon" Server (port "LOND" 5663)
#
-# $Id: lond,v 1.134 2003/08/12 03:28:31 albertel Exp $
+# $Id: lond,v 1.135 2003/08/12 09:39:23 foxr Exp $
#
# Copyright Michigan State University Board of Trustees
#
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@
# population). Since the time averaged connection rate is close to zero
# because lonc's purpose is to maintain near continuous connnections,
# preforking is not really needed.
+# 08/xx/2003 Ron Fox: Add management requests. Management requests
+# will be validated via a call to ValidateManager. At present, this
+# is done by simple host verification. In the future we can modify
+# this function to do a certificate check.
+# Management functions supported include:
+# - pushing /home/httpd/lonTabs/hosts.tab
+# - pushing /home/httpd/lonTabs/domain.tab
###
use strict;
@@ -74,7 +81,7 @@
my $status='';
my $lastlog='';
-my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.134 $'; #' stupid emacs
+my $VERSION='$Revision: 1.135 $'; #' stupid emacs
my $remoteVERSION;
my $currenthostid;
my $currentdomainid;
@@ -2381,6 +2388,17 @@
List part of a user's directory.
+=item pushtable
+
+Pushes a file in /home/httpd/lonTab directory. Currently limited to:
+hosts.tab and domain.tab. The old file is copied to *.tab.backup but
+must be restored manually in case of a problem with the new table file.
+pushtable requires that the request be encrypted and validated via
+ValidateManager. The form of the command is:
+enc:pushtable tablename <tablecontents> \n
+where pushtable, tablename and <tablecontents> will be encrypted, but \n is a
+cleartext newline.
+
=item Hanging up (exit or init)
What to do when a client tells the server that they (the client)
@@ -2390,6 +2408,7 @@
If B<lond> is sent an unknown command (not in the list above),
it replys to the client "unknown_cmd".
+
=item UNKNOWN CLIENT