abrt-server (1) Linux Manual Page

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\r\n"

-> "\r\n"

-> "type=string\0"

 string, maximum length 100 bytes

-> "reason=string\0"

 string, maximum length 512 bytes

-> "pid=number\0"

 number, 0 – PID_MAX (/proc/sys/kernel/pid_max)

-> "executable=string\0"

 string, maximum length ~MAX_PATH

-> "backtrace=string\0"

 string, maximum length 1 MB

-> (close writing half of the socket)

<- "HTTP/1.1 201 \r\n"

<- "\r\n"

Deleting problem directory:

-> "DELETE <directory_name> HTTP/1.1\r\n"

-> "\r\n"

-> (close writing half of the socket)

<- "HTTP/1.1 200 \r\n"

<- "\r\n"

Authors

• ABRT team