DUMP_SOCKSFC(8) 					      System Manager's Manual						   DUMP_SOCKSFC(8)

NAME

       dump_socksfc -  Display contents of frozen configuratyion file for SOCKS clients

SYNOPSIS

       dump_socksfc [infile]

DESCRIPTION

       dump_socksfc reads in a frozen configuration file for the SOCKS clients and produces a listing of its contents on the standard output.

       The argument is optional; if omitted, /etc/socks.fc is assumed.

       The  frozen  configuration file is produced by make_socksfc and is essentially the memory image of the parsed configuration file. Using the
       frozen configuration file can reduce the start-up delay of the SOCKS client programs since they no longer have to parse the file contents.

       When the SOCKS client starts, it always looks for the frozen configuration file /etc/socks.fc first . If that file is not  found,  it  then
       tries  to  use  the  plain-text	configuration file /etc/socks.conf. If you use frozen configuration, you must remember to run make_socksfc
       every time after you modify the plain-text file or the SOCKS clients will continue to use the frozen file of a previous configuration.

FILES

       /etc/socks.fc, /etc/socks.conf

SEE ALSO

       make_socksfc(8), socks.conf(5), socks.fc(5)

AUTHOR

       Ying-Da Lee, yingda@esd.sgi.com or yingda@best.com

								    May 6, 1996 						   DUMP_SOCKSFC(8)