prosody
18aad564cbc5
man/prosodyctl.man

Find changesets by keywords by author, files, the commit message, revision number or hash, or revset expression.

Software / code / prosody

Annotate

man/prosodyctl.man @ 7742:18aad564cbc5

man/prosodyctl: Mention --config
author Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
date Fri, 25 Nov 2016 05:09:44 +0100
parent 7034:27f4d63f136a
child 8005:b472bccf8023
Ignore whitespace changes - Everywhere: Within whitespace: At end of lines:
rev   line source
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
1 .\" Automatically generated by Pandoc 1.15.2
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
2 .\"
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
3 .hy
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
4 .TH "PROSODYCTL" "1" "2015\-12\-23" "" ""
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
5 .SH NAME
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
6 .PP
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
7 prosodyctl \- Manage a Prosody XMPP server
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
8 .SH SYNOPSIS
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
9 .IP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
10 .nf
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
11 \f[C]
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
12 prosodyctl\ command\ [\-\-help]
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
13 \f[]
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
14 .fi
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
15 .SH DESCRIPTION
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
16 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
17 prosodyctl is the control tool for the Prosody XMPP server.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
18 It may be used to control the server daemon and manage users.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
19 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
20 prosodyctl needs to be executed with sufficient privileges to perform
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
21 its commands.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
22 This typically means executing prosodyctl as the root user.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
23 If a user named "prosody" is found then prosodyctl will change to that
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
24 user before executing its commands.
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
25 .SH COMMANDS
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
26 .SS User Management
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
27 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
28 In the following commands users are identified by a Jabber ID, jid, of
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
29 the usual form: user\@domain.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
30 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
31 .B adduser jid
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
32 Adds a user with Jabber ID, jid, to the server.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
33 You will be prompted to enter the user\[aq]s password.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
34 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
35 .RE
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
36 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
37 .B passwd jid
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
38 Changes the password of an existing user with Jabber ID, jid.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
39 You will be prompted to enter the user\[aq]s new password.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
40 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
41 .RE
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
42 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
43 .B deluser jid
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
44 Deletes an existing user with Jabber ID, jid, from the server.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
45 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
46 .RE
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
47 .SS Daemon Management
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
48 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
49 Although prosodyctl has commands to manage the prosody daemon it is
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
50 recommended that you utilize your distributions daemon management
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
51 features if you attained Prosody through a package.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
52 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
53 To perform daemon control commands prosodyctl needs a pidfile value
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
54 specified in \f[C]/etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua\f[].
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
55 Failure to do so will cause prosodyctl to complain.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
56 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
57 .B start
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
58 Starts the prosody server daemon.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
59 If run as root prosodyctl will attempt to change to a user named
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
60 "prosody" before executing.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
61 This operation will block for up to five seconds to wait for the server
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
62 to execute.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
63 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
64 .RE
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
65 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
66 .B stop
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
67 Stops the prosody server daemon.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
68 This operation will block for up to five seconds to wait for the server
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
69 to stop executing.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
70 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
71 .RE
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
72 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
73 .B restart
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
74 Restarts the prosody server daemon.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
75 Equivalent to running prosodyctl stop followed by prosodyctl start.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
76 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
77 .RE
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
78 .TP
7033
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
79 .B reload
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
80 Signals the prosody server daemon to reload configuration and reopen log
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
81 files.
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
82 .RS
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
83 .RE
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
84 .TP
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
85 .B status
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
86 Prints the current execution status of the prosody server daemon.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
87 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
88 .RE
7034
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
89 .SS Debugging
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
90 .PP
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
91 prosodyctl can also show some information about the environment,
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
92 dependencies and such to aid in debugging.
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
93 .TP
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
94 .B about
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
95 Shows environment, various paths used by Prosody and installed
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
96 dependencies.
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
97 .RS
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
98 .RE
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
99 .TP
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
100 .B check [what]
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
101 Performs various sanity checks on the configuration, DNS setup and
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
102 configured TLS certificates.
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
103 \f[C]what\f[] can be one of \f[C]config\f[], \f[C]dns\f[] and
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
104 \f[C]certs\f[] to run only that check.
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
105 .RS
27f4d63f136a man prosodyctl: Add information about the 'about' and 'check' commands
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7033
diff changeset
106 .RE
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
107 .SS Ejabberd Compatibility
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
108 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
109 ejabberd is another XMPP server which provides a comparable control
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
110 tool, ejabberdctl, to control its server\[aq]s operations.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
111 prosodyctl implements some commands which are compatible with
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
112 ejabberdctl.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
113 For details of how these commands work you should see ejabberdctl(8).
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
114 .IP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
115 .nf
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
116 \f[C]
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
117 register\ user\ server\ password
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
118
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
119 unregister\ user\ server
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
120 \f[]
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
121 .fi
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
122 .SH OPTIONS
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
123 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
124 .B \f[C]\-\-help\f[]
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
125 Display help text for the specified command.
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
126 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
127 .RE
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
128 .SH FILES
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
129 .TP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
130 .B \f[C]/etc/prosody/prosody.cfg.lua\f[]
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
131 The main prosody configuration file.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
132 prosodyctl reads this to determine the process ID file of the prosody
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
133 server daemon and to determine if a host has been configured.
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
134 .RS
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
135 .RE
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
136 .SH ONLINE
7032
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
137 .PP
817c7b197ac7 man prosodyctl: Accidentally markdown
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 2699
diff changeset
138 More information may be found online at: <https://prosody.im/>
1464
047ed6e52a41 Added man page for prosodyctl
Dwayne Bent <dbb.0@liqd.org>
parents:
diff changeset
139 .SH AUTHORS
7033
719f02848c99 man prosodyctl: Add missing 'reload' command
Kim Alvefur <zash@zash.se>
parents: 7032
diff changeset
140 Dwayne Bent <dbb.1@liqd.org>; Kim Alvefur.