bionic (8) make_sockdfc.8.gz

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NAME

       make_sockdfc -  Generates frozen configuratyion file for SOCKS server

SYNOPSIS

       make_sockdfc [infile [outfile] ]

DESCRIPTION

       make_sockdfc  reads  in  a  plain-text  configuration  file  for  the  SOCKS server and produces a frozen
       configuration file as the output.

       Both arguments are optional. The default for infile  is  /etc/sockd.conf;  the  default  for  outfile  is
       /etc/sockd.fc. You may specify infile while omitting outfile, but you cannot specify outfile without also
       speficying infile.

       The contents of the frozen configuration file is essentially the memory image of the parsed  input  file.
       Using the frozen configuration file can reduce the start-up delay of the SOCKS server program since it no
       longer has to parse the file contents.

       When the SOCKS server starts, it always looks for the frozen configuration file /etc/sockd.fc  first.  If
       that  file  is  not found, it then tries to use the plain-text configuration file /etc/sockd.conf. If you
       use frozen configuration, you must remember to run make_sockdfc every time after you  modify  the  plain-
       text file or the SOCKS server will continue to use the frozen file of a previous configuration.

       To find out the contents of a frozen configuration file, use dump_sockdfc.

FILES

       /etc/sockd.fc, /etc/sockd.conf

SEE ALSO

       dump_sockdfc(8), sockd.conf(5), sockd.fc(5)

AUTHOR

       Ying-Da Lee, yingda@best.com or yingda@esd.sgi.com

                                                   May 6, 1996                                   MAKE_SOCKDFC(8)