---
name: "pathfinderd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pathfinderd"
version: "1.1.3-0.4+b1"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pathfinderd"
---

# pathfinderd(8)

RFC3280 Path Discover and Validation Daemon

## NAME

pathfinderd - RFC3280 Path Discover and Validation Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**pathfinderd** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

**pathfinderd** is a fully RFC 3280 compliant path discovery and validation daemon, designed to be a centrally manageable point for PKI trust anchors and configuration.

## OPTIONS

**pathfinderd** support the following options:

- **-c, --config=ini:filename.ini**

  UniConf config moniker (default: ini:/etc/pathfinderd.conf)

- **-d, --daemonize**

  Fork into background and return (implies --syslog)

- **--no-syslog**

  Do not write log entries to syslog

- **-q, --quiet**

  Decrease log level (can be used multiple times)

- **-s, --syslog**

  Write log entries to syslog

- **--session**

  Listen on the session bus (instead of the system bus)

- **-v, --verbose**

  Increase log level (can be used multiple times)

- **-?, --help**

  Show summary of options.

- **--usage**

  Show a short usage message.

- **-v, --version**

  Show version of program.

## SEE ALSO

**pathfinderd.conf**(3),**uniconf.conf**(3)\

## AUTHOR

pathfinder was written by Carillon Information Security Inc.

This manual page was written by Patrick Patterson \<ppatters@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

This product includes software developed by the OpenSSL Project for use in the OpenSSL Toolkit. (http://www.openssl.org/)