1ABRT-SERVER(1)                    ABRT Manual                   ABRT-SERVER(1)
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NAME

6       abrt-server - Unix socket for ABRT.
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SYNOPSIS

9       abrt-server [-u UID] [-spv[v]...]
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DESCRIPTION

12       abrt-server is executed by abrtd daemon to handle socket connections.
13       Every application in system is able to invoke creation of a new problem
14       directory by following the communication protocol (described below in
15       section PROTOCOL).
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OPTIONS

18       -u UID
19           Use UID as client uid
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21       -s
22           Log to system log.
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24       -p
25           Add program names to log.
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27       -v
28           Log more detailed debugging information.
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PROTOCOL

31       Initializing new dump: connect to UNIX domain socket
32       /var/run/abrt.socket
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34       Providing data (writing data to the socket):
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36           -> "POST / HTTP/1.1\r\n"
37           -> "\r\n"
38           -> "type=string\0"
39              string, maximum length 100 bytes
40           -> "reason=string\0"
41              string, maximum length 512 bytes
42           -> "pid=number\0"
43              number, 0 - PID_MAX (/proc/sys/kernel/pid_max)
44           -> "executable=string\0"
45              string, maximum length ~MAX_PATH
46           -> "backtrace=string\0"
47              string, maximum length 1 MB
48           -> (close writing half of the socket)
49           <- "HTTP/1.1 201 \r\n"
50           <- "\r\n"
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52       Deleting problem directory:
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54           -> "DELETE <directory_name> HTTP/1.1\r\n"
55           -> "\r\n"
56           -> (close writing half of the socket)
57           <- "HTTP/1.1 200 \r\n"
58           <- "\r\n"
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AUTHORS

61       •   ABRT team
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