RWHOISD(8)

💖 RWHOISD(8) 💖

ok so bestie, this is the manual page for rwhoisd, living in the System Manager's Manual section 8. sit down, grab a strawberry matcha, we're doing Unix. 🍓✨

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✨ NAME ✨

rwhoisd — the Server for the RWhois Protocol. that's it, that's the vibe. 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

rwhoisd [-c ConfFile] [-rsdiVvq]

look at her. so compact. so powerful. 💅

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so here's the tea. rwhoisd serves data using the RWhois protocol. when someone hits it with a query, the server will serve formatted records based on that query, send referral and see-also information, and change the server environment based on directives. like, she's multitasking, she's thriving. 🌈

typically the server is run as a standalone server, although lowkey it can also be run from inetd(1) if that's your thing. no judgement. 🫶

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

real talk: options given on the command line override equivalent options given in the rwhoisd configuration files. command line said it first, command line wins. periodt.

• -c — the full path of the main rwhoisd configuration file. default is "rwhoisd.conf" in the current working directory. bestie, that's a relative default, so watch where you're standing when you launch her. 🙈
• -r — become a root rwhois server. if the server can't find an answer to the query, no referrals to a higher level of the tree are given. she's the top of the tree now, there is no upstairs. 👑
• -s — attempt a chroot(2) upon startup. yes, she's locking herself in a little room. it's for safety. it's giving main character security. 🔥
• -d — start up in "daemon mode". background girlie behavior. ✨
• -i — start up in "inetd mode"</c>. she lets inetd drive. passenger princess, but make it networking. 🎀
• -v — Verbose. logging will occur at the "info" level. see syslog.conf(4) for descriptions of the logging levels, because that's where the lore lives. 📖
• -V — Very Verbose. logging will occur at the "debug" level. she is telling you EVERYTHING. no secrets. zero chill. 💀
• -q — Quiet Mode. disable most logging. logging will occur at the "alert" level. she's in her silent, mysterious era. 🤫

ngl, -v and -V and -q are all fighting over the same microphone. pick your fighter wisely. 💖

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🎀 CONFIGURATION FILES 🎀

(no entries listed here, bestie — the section exists, the receipts don't. moving on! 🧚)

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⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

• rwhois_indexer(8) — go say hi to her too. 🌸

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💀 BUGS 💀

found a bug? please send any bugs to rwhois-bugs@rwhois.net. they wanna hear about it, fr fr. 🫶

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that's the whole page, my love. this one came from the System Manager's Manual and it's dated 18 March 1997, which is literally vintage. iconic of her. stay slay, stay chrooted. 💜🦋✨