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NAME

       saned - SANE network daemon

SYNOPSIS

       saned  [ -a [ username ] ] [ -u username ] [ -b address ] [ -p port ] [ -l ] [ -D ] [ -o ]
       [ -d n ] [ -e ] [ -h ]

DESCRIPTION

       saned is the SANE (Scanner Access Now Easy) daemon that allows remote  clients  to  access
       image acquisition devices available on the local host.

OPTIONS

       saned recognises the following options:

       -a [username], --alone[=username]
              is equivalent to the combination of -l -D -u username options. However, username is
              optional and running user will only be set when specified.

       -u username, --user=username
              requests that saned drop root privileges and run as the user (and group) associated
              with username after binding.

       -b address, --bind=address
              tells saned to bind to the address given.

       -p port, --port=port
              tells  saned  to  listen  on  the  port given.  A value of 0 tells saned to pick an
              unused port.  The default is the sane-port (6566).

       -l, --listen
              requests that saned run in standalone daemon mode.  In this mode, saned will listen
              for  incoming  client connections; inetd(8) is not required for saned operations in
              this mode.

       -D, --daemonize
              will request saned to detach from the console and run in the background.

       -o, --once
              requests that saned exits after the first client disconnects.  This is  useful  for
              debugging.

       -d n, --debug=n
              sets  the  level of saned debug output to n.  When compiled with debugging enabled,
              this flag may be followed by a number to request more  or  less  debug  info.   The
              larger  the  number,  the  more verbose the debug output.  E.g., -d128 will request
              output of all debug info.  A level of 0 produces no output  at  all.   The  default
              value is 2.

       -e, --stderr
              will divert saned debug output to stderr instead of the syslog default.

       -h, --help
              displays a short help message.

       If saned is run from other programs such as inetd(8), xinetd(8) and systemd(1), check that
       program's documentation on how to pass command-line options.

CONFIGURATION

       First and foremost: saned is not intended to be exposed to  the  internet  or  other  non-
       trusted networks. Make sure that access is limited by tcpwrappers and/or a firewall setup.
       Don't depend only on saned's own authentication. Don't run  saned  as  root  if  it's  not
       necessary. And do not install saned as setuid root.

       The  saned.conf  configuration  file  contains  both options for the daemon and the access
       list.

       data_portrange = min_port - max_port
              Specify the port range to use for the data connection. Pick a  port  range  between
              1024  and  65535;  don't  pick  a  too large port range, as it may have performance
              issues. Use this option if your saned server is sitting behind a firewall. If  that
              firewall   is   a   Linux  machine,  we  strongly  recommend  using  the  Netfilter
              nf_conntrack_sane module instead.

       data_connect_timeout = timeout
              Specify the time in milliseconds that  saned  will  wait  for  a  data  connection.
              Without  this option, if the data connection is not done before the scanner reaches
              the end of scan, the scanner will continue to scan past the end and may  damage  it
              depending  on  the  backend.  Specify zero to have the old behavior. The default is
              4000ms.

       The access list is a list of host names, IP addresses or IP subnets (CIDR  notation)  that
       are  permitted to use local SANE devices. IPv6 addresses must be enclosed in brackets, and
       should always be specified in their compressed form. Connections from localhost are always
       permitted.  Empty  lines  and  lines  starting  with  a  hash mark (#) are ignored. A line
       containing the single character ``+'' is interpreted to match any  hostname.  This  allows
       any  remote machine to use your scanner and may present a security risk, so this shouldn't
       be used unless you know what you're doing.

       A sample configuration file is shown below:

              # Daemon options
              data_portrange = 10000 - 10100
              # Access list
              scan-client.somedomain.firm
              # this is a comment
              192.168.0.1
              192.168.2.12/29
              [::1]
              [2001:db8:185e::42:12]/64

       The case of the host names does not  matter,  so  AHost.COM  is  considered  identical  to
       ahost.com.

SERVER DAEMON CONFIGURATION

       For  saned  to work properly in its default mode of operation, it is also necessary to add
       the appropriate configuration for xinetd(8), inetd(8) or  systemd(1)  (see  below).   Note
       that your inetd(8) must support IPv6 if you want to connect to saned over IPv6; xinetd(8),
       openbsd-inetd(8) and systemd(1) are known to support IPv6,  check  the  documentation  for
       your inetd(8) daemon.

       In  the  sections  below  the  configuration  for  inetd(8),  xinetd(8) and systemd(1) are
       described in more detail.

       For the configurations below it is necessary to add  a  line  of  the  following  form  to
       /etc/services:

              sane-port 6566/tcp # SANE network scanner daemon

       The  official  IANA  short name for port 6566 is "sane-port". The older name "sane" is now
       deprecated.

INETD CONFIGURATION

       It is required to add a single line to the inetd(8) configuration file (/etc/inetd.conf)

       The configuration line normally looks like this:

              sane-port stream tcp nowait saned.saned /usr/sbin/saned saned

       However, if your system uses tcpd(8) for additional security screening, you  may  want  to
       disable  saned  access  control  by  putting  ``+''  in  saned.conf  and use a line of the
       following form in /etc/inetd.conf instead:

              sane-port stream tcp nowait saned.saned /usr/sbin/tcpd /usr/sbin/saned

       Note that both examples assume that there is a saned group  and  a  saned  user.   If  you
       follow  this  example,  please make sure that the access permissions on the special device
       are set such that saned can access the scanner (the program generally needs read and write
       access to scanner devices).

XINETD CONFIGURATION

       If  xinetd(8)  is  installed  on your system instead of inetd(8) the following example for
       /etc/xinetd.conf may be helpful:

              # default: off
              # description: The sane server accepts requests
              # for network access to a local scanner via the
              # network.
              service sane-port
              {
                 port        = 6566
                 socket_type = stream
                 wait        = no
                 user        = saned
                 group       = saned
                 server      = /usr/sbin/saned
              }

SYSTEMD CONFIGURATION

       saned can be compiled with explicit systemd(1) support. This will allow logging  debugging
       information  to  be  forwarded  to the systemd(1) journal. The systemd(1) support requires
       compilation with the systemd-devel package installed on the system. This is the  preferred
       option.

       saned can be used with systemd(1) without the systemd(1) integration compiled in, but then
       logging of debug information is not supported.

       The systemd(1) configuration is different for the 2 options, so both are described below.

Systemd configuration for saned with systemd support compiled in

       For systemd(1) configuration we need to add 2 configuration files in /etc/systemd/system.

       The first file we need to add here is called saned.socket.  It shall  have  the  following
       contents:

              [Unit]
              Description=saned incoming socket

              [Socket]
              ListenStream=6566
              Accept=yes
              MaxConnections=1

              [Install]
              WantedBy=sockets.target

       The second file to be added is saned@.service with the following contents:

              [Unit]
              Description=Scanner Service
              Requires=saned.socket

              [Service]
              ExecStart=/usr/sbin/saned
              User=saned
              Group=saned
              StandardInput=null
              StandardOutput=syslog
              StandardError=syslog
              Environment=SANE_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/sane.d
              # If you need to debug your configuration uncomment the next line and
              # change it as appropriate to set the desired debug options
              # Environment=SANE_DEBUG_DLL=255 SANE_DEBUG_BJNP=5

              [Install]
              Also=saned.socket

       You  need  to  set  an  environment variable for SANE_CONFIG_DIR pointing to the directory
       where saned can find its configuration files.  You will have to remove the # on  the  last
       line  and  set  the variables for the desired debugging information if required.  Multiple
       variables can be set by separating the assignments by  spaces  as  shown  in  the  example
       above.

       Unlike  xinetd(8) and inetd(8), systemd(1) allows debugging output from backends set using
       SANE_DEBUG_XXX to be captured. See the man-page for your backend to see what  options  are
       supported.  With the service unit as described above, the debugging output is forwarded to
       the system log.

Systemd configuration when saned is compiled without systemd support

       This configuration will also work when  saned  is  compiled  WITH  systemd(1)  integration
       support, but it does not allow debugging information to be logged.

       For  systemd(1)  configuration  for  saned,  we  need  to  add  2  configuration  files in
       /etc/systemd/system.

       The first file we need to add here is called saned.socket.  It is identical to the version
       for systemd(1) with the support compiled in.  It shall have the following contents:

              [Unit]
              Description=saned incoming socket

              [Socket]
              ListenStream=6566
              Accept=yes
              MaxConnections=1

              [Install]
              WantedBy=sockets.target

       The  second  file  to  be added is saned@.service.  This one differs from the version with
       systemd(1) integration compiled in:

              [Unit]
              Description=Scanner Service
              Requires=saned.socket

              [Service]
              ExecStart=/usr/sbin/saned
              User=saned
              Group=saned
              StandardInput=socket

              Environment=SANE_CONFIG_DIR=/etc/sane.d

              [Install]
              Also=saned.socket

FILES

       /etc/hosts.equiv
              The hosts listed in this file are permitted  to  access  all  local  SANE  devices.
              Caveat: this file imposes serious security risks and its use is not recommended.

       /etc/sane.d/saned.conf
              Contains  a  list  of  hosts  permitted  to  access  local  SANE  devices (see also
              description of SANE_CONFIG_DIR below).

       /etc/sane.d/saned.users
              If this file contains lines of the form

              user:password:backend

              access to the listed backends is restricted. A backend may be listed multiple times
              for  different user/password combinations. The server uses MD5 hashing if supported
              by the client.

ENVIRONMENT

       SANE_CONFIG_DIR
              This environment variable specifies the list of directories that  may  contain  the
              configuration  file.   On  *NIX  systems,  the directories are separated by a colon
              (`:'), under OS/2, they are separated by a semi-colon (`;').  If this  variable  is
              not  set, the configuration file is searched in two default directories: first, the
              current working directory (".") and then in  /etc/sane.d.   If  the  value  of  the
              environment  variable ends with the directory separator character, then the default
              directories are searched after the explicitly specified directories.  For  example,
              setting  SANE_CONFIG_DIR  to "/tmp/config:" would result in directories tmp/config,
              ., and /etc/sane.d being searched (in this order).

SEE ALSO

       sane(7),    scanimage(1),    xscanimage(1),     xcam(1),     sane-dll(5),     sane-net(5),
       sane-"backendname"(5), inetd(8), xinetd(8), systemd(1)
       http://www.penguin-breeder.org/?page=sane-net

AUTHOR

       David Mosberger

                                           29 Sep 2017                                   saned(8)