ABRT-SERVER(1)							    ABRT Manual 						    ABRT-SERVER(1)

NAME

       abrt-server - Unix socket for ABRT.

SYNOPSIS

       abrt-server [-u UID] [-spv[v]...]

DESCRIPTION

       abrt-server is executed by abrtd daemon to handle socket connections. Every application in system is able to invoke creation of a new
       problem directory by following the communication protocol (described below in section PROTOCOL).

OPTIONS

       -u UID
	   Use UID as client uid

       -s
	   Log to system log.

       -p
	   Add program names to log.

       -v
	   Log more detailed debugging information.

PROTOCOL

       Initializing new dump: connect to UNIX domain socket /var/run/abrt.socket

       Providing data (writting data to the socket):

	   -> "POST / HTTP/1.1
"
	   -> "
"
	   -> "type=string"
	      string, maximum length 100 bytes
	   -> "reason=string"
	      string, maximum length 512 bytes
	   -> "pid=number"
	      number, 0 - PID_MAX (/proc/sys/kernel/pid_max)
	   -> "executable=string"
	      string, maximum length ~MAX_PATH
	   -> "backtrace=string"
	      string, maximum length 1 MB
	   -> (close writing half of the socket)
	   <- "HTTP/1.1 201 
"
	   <- "
"

       Deleting problem directory:

	   -> "DELETE <directory_name> HTTP/1.1
"
	   -> "
"
	   -> (close writing half of the socket)
	   <- "HTTP/1.1 200 
"
	   <- "
"

AUTHORS

       o   ABRT team

abrt 2.1.11							    06/18/2014							    ABRT-SERVER(1)