elogd - web server program for Electronic Logbook ELOG

elog [ -a password ] [ -C url ] [ -c file ] [ -D ] [ -d directory ] [ -f file ] [ -k ] [ -l logbook ] [ -M ] [ -m ] [ -n hostname ] [ -p port ] [ -r password ] [ -S ] [ -s directory ] [ -v ] [ -w password ] [ -x ]

The Electronic Logbook ELOG can be used to store and retrieve messages through a Web interface. Depending on the configuration, the ELOG system can host one or more logbooks which are stored in separate sections on the server. elogd is the daemon program serving as a simple web server for the ELOG system.

elogd accepts the following options:

-a password

create/overwrite admin password in config file

-C url

clone remote elogd configuration

-c file

specify configuration file

-D

become a daemon

-d directory

specify logbook root directory

-f file

specify PID file

-M

synchronize with removing deleted entries

-m

synchronize logbook(s) with remote server

-n host

host where elogd will run

-k

do not use keep-alive

-l logbook

specify logbook for `-r' and `-w' commands

-p port

port where elogd will run

-r password

create/overwrite read password in config file

-S

be silent

-s directory

specify resource directory (eg. themes, icons)

-v

debugging output

-w password

create/overwrite write password in config file

-x

enable execution of shell commands (unless compiled with this feature)

elog(1).

The full documentation for ELOG is maintained as an html manual. You can reach it from the package document directory.

elogd is run under a seperate user/group elog , by default. You might change it via Usr and Grp options in configuration file. The configuration and stylesheet files should be readable by that user.

Passwords are transferred over the network in plain text and therefore, are not secure. Although the elogd program does not support secure connections over SSL directly, an SSL encryption wrapper like stunnel might be used for this purpose.

Written by Stefan Ritt <stefan.ritt@psi.ch>.

This manual page was written by Recai Oktas <roktas@omu.edu.tr>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).