edit a local copy, as you need not be root to do so).
Edit the configuration file. If you do no other changes, make sure to
-at least change the "cli.defnick" and "share". Most directives are
+at least change "cli.defnick" and "share". Most directives are
explained in comments in the shipped file and need no further
explanation here. However, there are a few points to note.
a better option where all users are trusted and/or Kerberos is not
available.
-PAM authentication is always enabled. To enable password-less
-authentication, set the "auth.authless" setting in the configuration
-file to "1". If your network is not completely trusted (especially the
-host running doldacond is globally accessible via the Internet), you
-really should make sure to set up some firewalling rules.
+PAM authentication is always enabled as long as Dolda Connect was
+compiled with PAM support. To enable password-less authentication,
+set the "auth.authless" setting in the configuration file to "1". If
+your network is not completely trusted (especially the host running
+doldacond is globally accessible via the Internet), you really should
+make sure to set up some firewalling rules.
Note that doldacond does *not* support tcp-wrappers, but it does
support very simple internal firewalling in the form of the
-"ui.onlylocal" options. When "ui.onlylocal" is set to true, the daemon
-will only accept UI connections over a loopback interface. That
+"ui.onlylocal" option. When "ui.onlylocal" is set to true, the daemon
+will only accept UI connections over a loopback interface. That
includes 127.0.0.1, ::ffff:127.0.0.1, ::1 and Unix sockets.
Starting the daemon
-This document was last updated 2007-07-18, reflecting release 0.5 of
+This document was last updated 2007-10-15, reflecting release 1.0 of
Dolda Connect.
About Pidgin
Because of AOL, Gaim had to switch name to Pidgin in 2007, which has
-some effects on the above discussion. As of Dolda Connect 0.5, it is
+some effects on the above discussion. As of Dolda Connect 1.0, it is
possible to compile the plugin for Pidgin as well as for Gaim. Most
things still apply as they are, but some care must be taken. If you
decide to install the plugin in your home directory, the relevant
-This document was last updated 2007-07-18, reflecting release 0.5 of
+This document was last updated 2007-10-15, reflecting release 1.0 of
Dolda Connect.
everything is done by one, monolithic program.
In order to make life a bit easier for those people, Dolda Connect, as
-of 0.5, comes with a number of wrapper programs, which should be able
+of 1.0, comes with a number of wrapper programs, which should be able
to provide the illusion of Dolda Connect being one, integrated
environment. For those wishing to hack on them or those just being
curious about how everything works together, this file attempts to