Name
myproxy-server — Store credentials in an online repository
Synopsis
myproxy-server
Tool description
The myproxy-server is a server that runs on a trusted, secure host and manages a database of security credentials for use from remote sites. The myproxy-init program stores credentials with associated policies that specify credential lifetimes and who is authorized to retrieve credentials. The myproxy-server.config file sets server-wide policies that are used in conjunction with the policies set by myproxy-init to control who is authorized to store and retrieve credentials.
Command options
Table 15. myproxy-server options
| -h, --help | Displays command usage text and exits. |
| -u, --usage | Displays command usage text and exits. |
| -v, --verbose | Enables verbose debugging output to the terminal. |
| -V, --version | Displays version information and exits. |
| -d, --debug | Run the server in debug mode. In this mode, the server will run in the foreground, will accept one connection, write log messages to the terminal while processing the incoming request, and exit after completing one request. |
| -p port, --port port | Specifies the TCP port number that the myproxy-server should listen on. Default: 7512. |
| -c file, --config file | Specifies the location of the myproxy-server configuration file. Default: /etc/myproxy-server.config or $GLOBUS_LOCATION/etc/myproxy-server.config. |
| -s dir, --storage dir | Specifies the location of the credential storage directory. The directory must be accessible only by the user running the myproxy-server process for security reasons. Default: /var/myproxy or $GLOBUS_LOCATION/var/myproxy. |