Fix SSL boilerplate descriptions in manpages.

Some of the SSL boilerplate was specific to switches, but it was included
in OVSDB programs also.  Make it more generic.  Also document SSL options
in some manpages where they were missing.

diff --git a/lib/ssl-bootstrap.man b/lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
index 7fe4a1f..37ed791 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
+++ b/lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ for bootstrapping.
 This option is only useful if the SSL peer sends its CA certificate as
 part of the SSL certificate chain.  The SSL protocol does not require
 the server to send the CA certificate, but
-\fBovs\-controller\fR(8) can be configured to do so with the
+\fB\*(SN\fR(8) can be configured to do so with the
 \fB\-\-peer\-ca\-cert\fR option.
 .IP
 This option is mutually exclusive with \fB\-C\fR and

diff --git a/lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man b/lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man
index cfdd915..5450b9e 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man
+++ b/lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 .IP "\fB\-\-peer\-ca\-cert=\fIpeer-cacert.pem\fR"
 Specifies a PEM file that contains one or more additional certificates
 to send to SSL peers.  \fIpeer-cacert.pem\fR should be the CA
-certificate used to sign the \fB\*(PN\fR own certificate (the
-certificate specified on \fB\-c\fR or \fB\-\-certificate\fR).
+certificate used to sign \fB\*(PN\fR's own certificate, that is, the
+certificate specified on \fB\-c\fR or \fB\-\-certificate\fR.  If
+\fB\*(PN\fR's certificate is self-signed, then \fB\-\-certificate\fR
+and \fB\-\-peer\-ca\-cert\fR should specify the same file.
 .IP
 This option is not useful in normal operation, because the SSL peer
 must already have the CA certificate for the peer to have any
-confidence in \fB\*(PN\fR's identity.  However, this option allows a
-newly installed switch to obtain the peer CA certificate on first boot
-using, e.g., the \fB\-\-bootstrap\-ca\-cert\fR option to
-\fBovs\-openflowd\fR(8).
+confidence in \fB\*(PN\fR's identity.  However, this offers a way for
+a new installation to bootstrap the CA certificate on its first SSL
+connection.

diff --git a/lib/ssl-syn.man b/lib/ssl-syn.man
index 4914841..5834545 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/ssl-syn.man
+++ b/lib/ssl-syn.man
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 .br
 [\fB\-\-certificate=\fIcert.pem\fR]
 .br
-[\fB\-\-ca\-cert=\fIswitch\-cacert.pem\fR]
+[\fB\-\-ca\-cert=\fIcacert.pem\fR]

diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
index c7a1fea..8bd1c12 100644 (file)
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-client.1.in
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@
 ..
 .\" -*- nroff -*-
 .TH ovsdb\-client 1 "November 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
 .ds PN ovsdb\-client
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovsdb\-server
 .
 .SH NAME
 ovsdb\-client \- command-line interface to \fBovsdb-server\fR(1)

diff --git a/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in b/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
index 7162733..d7beba7 100644 (file)
--- a/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
+++ b/ovsdb/ovsdb-server.1.in
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ ovsdb\-server \- Open vSwitch database server
 [\fB\-\-run=\fIcommand\fR]
 .so lib/daemon-syn.man
 .so lib/vlog-syn.man
+.so lib/ssl-syn.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap-syn.man
 .so lib/unixctl-syn.man
 .so lib/common-syn.man
 .

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
index 689ff5c..4c10d8d 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-openflowd.8.in
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 .TH ovs\-openflowd 8 "March 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
 .ds PN ovs\-openflowd
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovs\-controller
 .
 .SH NAME
 ovs\-openflowd \- OpenFlow switch implementation

diff --git a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
index 4085079..7476777 100644 (file)
--- a/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
+++ b/utilities/ovs-vsctl.8.in
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@
 .  RE
 ..
 .TH ovs\-vsctl 8 "November 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
 .ds PN ovs\-vsctl
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovsdb\-server
 .
 .SH NAME
 ovs\-vsctl \- utility for querying and configuring \fBovs\-vswitchd\fR
@@ -123,6 +126,8 @@ not used, \fBovs\-vsctl\fR uses a timeout of five seconds.
 .
 .SS "Public Key Infrastructure Options"
 .so lib/ssl.man
+.so lib/ssl-bootstrap.man
+.so lib/ssl-peer-ca-cert.man
 .so lib/vlog.man
 .
 .SH COMMANDS

diff --git a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
index f2fc43c..42282c1 100644 (file)
--- a/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
+++ b/vswitchd/ovs-vswitchd.8.in
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@
 .  IP "\\$1"
 ..
 .TH ovs\-vswitchd 8 "June 2009" "Open vSwitch" "Open vSwitch Manual"
+.\" This program's name:
 .ds PN ovs\-vswitchd
+.\" SSL peer program's name:
+.ds SN ovs\-controller
 .
 .SH NAME
 ovs\-vswitchd \- Open vSwitch daemon