---
name: "dacs_conf"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "dacs"
version: "1.4.40-2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dacs_conf"
---

# dacs\_conf(8)

display DACS configuration directives

## NAME

dacs\_conf - display **DACS** configuration directives

## SYNOPSIS

**dacs\_conf** \[**dacsoptions**\[1\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

This program is part of the **DACS** suite.

The **dacs\_conf** web service processes and displays **DACS** configuration files (see **[dacs.conf(5)](/dacs.conf/5.md)**\[2\]).

If XML output is selected, a document conforming to **dacs\_conf\_reply.dtd**\[3\] is returned.

Although the order in which clauses appear in configuration files can be important, the order of configuration directives is for the most part not significant. The exception is the **EVAL**\[4\] directive. These directives are listed in the order in which they would be evaluated, and their *unevaluated* values appear in the output.

**Note**\

This program is also available as a **DACS** utility, **[dacsconf(1)](/dacsconf/1.md)**\[5\]. Because **[dacs\_admin(8)](/dacs_admin/8.md)**\[6\] provides the same functionality and more, **dacs\_conf** may be removed in a future release.

**Security**\

Because the configuration details that are displayed could be taken advantage of by an attacker, the default **DACS** ACL restricts use of this web service to a DACS administrator.

## OPTIONS

### Web Service Arguments

In addition to the **standard CGI arguments**\[7\], **dacs\_conf** understands the following CGI arguments:

*DIRECTIVE*

This optional, repeatable argument is a comma-separated list of directive names or variable references to be displayed. This is similar to the *directive-name* arguments to **[dacsconf(1)](/dacsconf/1.md)**\[5\].

An example of a directive name is JURISDICTION\_NAME. An example of a variable reference is *${Conf::jurisdiction\_name:i}*.

*VARS*

If the value of this optional argument is "yes", the effect on output formatting is the same as when the **-vars** flag is give to **[dacsconf(1)](/dacsconf/1.md)**\[5\]. The default value is "no".

## FILES

**conf.css**\[8\]

## DIAGNOSTICS

The program exits 0 if everything was fine, 1 if an error occurred.

## BUGS

The JSON output flavour (*FORMAT*) is not implemented.

## SEE ALSO

**[dacsconf(1)](/dacsconf/1.md)**\[5\], **[dacs.conf(5)](/dacs.conf/5.md)**\[2\]

## AUTHOR

Distributed Systems Software (**www.dss.ca**\[9\])

## COPYING

Copyright © 2003-2015 Distributed Systems Software. See the **LICENSE**\[10\] file that accompanies the distribution for licensing information.

## NOTES

- 1\.

  dacsoptions

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacs.1.html#dacsoptions

- 2\.

  [dacs.conf(5)](/dacs.conf/5.md)

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacs.conf.5.html

- 3\.

  dacs\_conf\_reply.dtd

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/../dtd-xsd/dacs\_conf\_reply.dtd

- 4\.

  EVAL

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacs.conf.5.html#EVAL

- 5\.

  [dacsconf(1)](/dacsconf/1.md)

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacsconf.1.html

- 6\.

  [dacs\_admin(8)](/dacs_admin/8.md)

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacs\_admin.8.html

- 7\.

  standard CGI arguments

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/dacs.services.8.html#standard\_cgi\_args

- 8\.

  conf.css

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man//css/conf.css

- 9\.

  www.dss.ca

  http://www.dss.ca

- 10\.

  LICENSE

  http://dacs.dss.ca/man/../misc/LICENSE