1RWHOISD(8)                  System Manager's Manual                 RWHOISD(8)
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NAME

6       rwhoisd  - Server for the RWhois Protocol
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SYNOPSIS

10       rwhoisd [-c ConfFile] [-rsdiVvq]
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DESCRIPTION

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

22       Options  given on the command line override equivalent options given in
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25       -c     The full path of the main rwhoisd configuration file. Default is
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28       -r     Become  a  root rwhois server. No referrals to a higher level of
29              the tree are given if the server cannot find an  answer  to  the
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32       -s     Attempt a chroot(2) upon startup.
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38       -v     Verbose.   Logging  will  occur  at  the "info" level.  See sys‐
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41       -V     Very Verbose.  Logging will occur at the "debug" level.
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CONFIGURATION FILES

SEE ALSO
49       rwhois_indexer(8)
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BUGS
53       Please send any bugs to rwhois-bugs@rwhois.net.
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57                                 18 March 1997                      RWHOISD(8)



        

    


            
        

        

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