abrt-server(1)

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NAME

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abrt-server - Unix socket for ABRT.

SYNOPSIS

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'abrt-server' [-u UID] [-spv[v]...]

DESCRIPTION

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'abrt-server' is executed by abrtd daemon to handle socket

connections.  Every application in system is able to invoke creation

of a new problem directory by following the communication protocol

(described below in section _PROTOCOL_).

OPTIONS

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-u UID::

   Use UID as client uid

-s::

   Log to system log.

-p::

   Add program names to log.

-v::

   Log more detailed debugging information.

Protocol

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Initializing new dump:

connect to UNIX domain socket /var/run/abrt.socket

Providing data (writing data to the socket):

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-> "POST / HTTP/1.1\r\n"

-> "\r\n"

-> "type=string\0"

   string, maximum length 100 bytes

-> "reason=string\0"

   string, maximum length 512 bytes

-> "pid=number\0"

   number, 0 - PID_MAX (/proc/sys/kernel/pid_max)

-> "executable=string\0"

   string, maximum length ~MAX_PATH

-> "backtrace=string\0"

   string, maximum length 1 MB

-> (close writing half of the socket)

<- "HTTP/1.1 201 \r\n"

<- "\r\n"

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Deleting problem directory:

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-> "DELETE <directory_name> HTTP/1.1\r\n"

-> "\r\n"

-> (close writing half of the socket)

<- "HTTP/1.1 200 \r\n"

<- "\r\n"

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AUTHORS

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* ABRT team