X-Git-Url: http://git.indexdata.com/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fyaz-proxy-ref.xml;h=044ff3389b06487a51dc9d4cf3c48fb2a861c721;hb=5d130acdf40229a09196be672196554b0bbb3ba5;hp=c643b57308b5875e8ce1fe308d7305ca5facbe3d;hpb=09b40382c41a29b7e3de2fa1a0362f25422a4367;p=yazpp-moved-to-github.git diff --git a/doc/yaz-proxy-ref.xml b/doc/yaz-proxy-ref.xml index c643b57..044ff33 100644 --- a/doc/yaz-proxy-ref.xml +++ b/doc/yaz-proxy-ref.xml @@ -10,25 +10,40 @@ yaz-proxy -a filename - -c num + -m num -v level -t target - -u auth + -U auth -o level -i seconds + -T seconds + -p pidfile + -u userid + -c config host:port DESCRIPTION - The proxy runs stand-alone (not from - inetd). The - host:port + yaz-proxy is a Z39.50 optimizing proxy daemon. + The listening port must be specified on the command-line. + inetd operation is not supported. + The host:port argument specifies host address to listen to, and the port to listen on. Use the host @ to listen for connections coming from any address. + + yaz-proxy can be configured using command-line + options or a configuration file. + Configuration file options override values specified + on the command-line. + + + yaz-proxy rereads its configuration file and + reopens log files when it receivies the hangup signal, SIGHUP. + OPTIONS @@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ standard output. - -c num + -m num Specifies the maximum number of connections to be cached [default 50]. @@ -60,7 +75,7 @@ initRequest. - -u auth + -U auth Specifies authentication info to be sent to the backend target. This is useful if you happen to have an internal target that @@ -78,14 +93,44 @@ -i seconds - Specifies in seconds the idle time for communication - for proxy. If a connection is inactive for this long + Specifies in seconds the idle time for communication between + client and proxy. If a connection is inactive for this long + it will be closed. Default: 600 seconds (10 minutes). + + + -T seconds + + Specifies in seconds the idle time for communication between + proxy and backend target. + If a connection is inactive for this long it willl be closed. Default: 600 seconds (10 minutes). + -p pidfile + + When specified, yaz-proxy will create pidfile + with the process ID of the proxy. The pidfile will be generated + before the process changes identity (see option -u). + + + -u userid + + When specified, yaz-proxy will change identity to the user ID + specified, just after the proxy has started listening to a + possibly priviledged port and after the PID file has been created + if specified by option -u. + + + -c config + + Specifies config filename. Configuration is in XML + and is only supported if the YAZ proxy is compiled with + libxml2. + + - + EXAMPLES The following command starts the proxy, listening on port @@ -131,14 +176,22 @@ The YAZ command-line client, - yaz-client, - allows you to set the proxy target as part of the Initialize - Request using option -p. - For example, to connect to Index Data's target you could use: + yaz-client, + allows you to set the proxy address by specifying option -p. In + that case, the actual backend target is specified as part of the + Initialize Request. + + Suppose you have a proxy running on localhost, + port 9000 and wish to connect to Index Data's test target at + indexdata.dk:210/gils you could use: + + yaz-client -p localhost:9000 indexdata.dk:210/gils + + Since port 210 is the default, the port can be omitted: + + yaz-client -p localhost:9000 indexdata.dk/gils + - - yaz-client -p indexdata.dk localhost:9000/gils -