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NAME

       tcpquota.cf - The configuration file for the TCPQuota programs.

SYNOPSIS

       /etc/tcpquota/tcpquota.cf

DESCRIPTION

       tcpquota.cf contains various pieces of information used by the TCPQuota
       programs. It is used by the daemon,
       tcpquotad(8) to find out to which mSQL database to  store  it’s  values
       in,  and which users/hosts that is grouped together. It is used by most
       of the program suite, to find out where to find the mSQL server.

   Variables
       PROTOCOL
              What kind of network protocol are we using?   Availible  choises
              are  PPP  or  ISDN.   When  using  PPP,  it checks for a link by
              checking if there is a route on ppp0.  and if we are using ISDN,
              it  checks  the  file /dev/isdninfo which contains the status of
              the ISDN channels.

              Example: PROTOCOL=ISDN

       LOC_ADDR
              Only used if we are using ISDN as network protocol,  ignored  if
              we  are  using  PPP  since  when  using  PPP, one usually have a
              dynamic IP address...
              This is the address on the local side of the link (our address).

              Example: LOC_ADDR=195.100.20.3

       REM_ADDR
              Only  used  if we are using ISDN as network protocol, ignored if
              we are using PPP since  when  using  PPP,  one  usually  have  a
              dynamic IP address...
              This  is  the  address on the remote side of the link (the ISP’s
              address).

              Example: REM_ADDR=195.100.170.187

       SERVER
              This is the machine/host which is running the mSQL server, could
              be IP address or FQDN address.

              Example: SERVER=42.42.40.42

              Example: SERVER=stalin.ccw.se

       CHECK_REMOTE
              Should  we  check  if  we  have  remote  connects (if someone is
              connecting to us, via telnet/ssh/rlogin etc)?  This is a boolean
              value, true/false, 1/0 or yes/no

              Example: CHECK_REMOTE=yes

       CHECK_FTP
              Should  we  check  if  we  have  remote  connects (if someone is
              connecting  to  us,  via  FTP)?   This  is  a   boolean   value,
              true/false, 1/0 or yes/no

              Example: CHECK_FTP=yes

       CHECK_MASQ
              Should  we  check any computers which is masqueraded?  This is a
              boolean value, true/false, 1/0 or yes/no.

              Example: CHECK_MASQ=yes

       GROUPS
              With  this  variable,  one  can  group  computers  (masqueraded)
              together,  and  open  each  group separate. For example, we have
              three rooms, with eight computers in each room and  one  teacher
              in  each.  If  the  teacher  have a class in ’Using the Internet
              safely’, and ’net time is included  in  the  class  fee,  he/she
              wants  to  be  able to open only that room for free ’net access.
              We then write (in the config file) the folloing:

              GROUPS=GROUP1 GROUP2 GROUP3
              GROUP1=machiavelli  kaddaffi  karadicz  semin  khomeini   muboto
              chauchesko baptista
              GROUP2=idiamin saddam mao lenin adolf kim pinochet castro
              GROUP3=cleon indbur loris wienis asper stettin gilmer stannell

              This  would mean that if the teacher is sitting on khomeini, and
              runs the program openfw(8), He or she will  open  the  following
              computers          for         free         ’net         access:
              machiavelli,kaddaffi,karadicz,semin,khomeini,muboto,chauchesko
              and baptista.

       USERS
              This  is  the  same  as the GROUPS variable, only for user group
              allowed free ’net access

              Example: USERS=free turbo

       LANGUAGE
              What language we should use for the output. So far the  programs
              have  only been translated to Swedish and English (with a lot of
              spelling errors in the English version, I reckon :)

              Example: LANGUAGE=svenska

       MONEY_VALUE
              What type of money we are using.

              Example: MONEY_VALUE=SEk

       LOGFILE
              Where should we write our log file?

              Example: LOGFILE=/var/log/tcpquotad.log

       PIDFILE
              Where should we write our pid?

              Example: PIDFILE=/var/run/tcpquota.pid

       NOQUOTAFILE
              What file should we output to a user if he/she have  gone  below
              the minimum amount of allowed quota?

              Example: NOQUOTAFILE=/etc/msgs/no-tcp-allowed

       MIN_QUOTA
              What  is  the  minimum amount of quota, before we ’cut the link’
              for the user?  If the value is 0, then the user can not owe  you
              anything,  but  if the value is, say, 200, then the user can owe
              you a maximum of 200 <MONEY_VALUE>.

              Example: MIN_QUOTA=150

       RATE_QUOTA
              How much does the one minute cost under  the  cheap  tarrif.  In
              Sweden we have two different tarrifs, high and low.

              Example: RATE_QUOTA=0.1

       MIN_UID
              Above what UID should we care about connects? If we set zero (0)
              here, even root have to pay... This may not a good option, since
              the  mailer  daemon,  and  the  news daemon etc might do outside
              connects. We are working on a way to make each user pay for it’s
              own mail connect, but we have yet to find out a way...

              Example: MIN_UID=1000

       TICS
              Number  of  tcpquotad passes an ’out’ session can be unconnected
              to the database before  tcpquotad  gets  tired  of  waiting  and
              throws    it    out.    It    is   modified   in   relation   to
              ’tcpquotad.PERIOD’...

              Example: TICS=10

       HIGH_START

       HIGH_STOP
              When does the low rate resp high rate begins and ends?  (Hour of
              the day, in Sweden that is between 08.00 and 18.00 weekdays, and
              low rate on weekends)

              Example: HIGH_START=08

              Example: HIGH_TOP=18

       HIGH_RATE

       LOW_RATE
              Weight  for  each  second  under  resp  period.   What  is   the
              difference  between high and low rate?  (In Sweden the high rate
              is twice as expensive as the low rate)

              Example: HIGH_RATE=2

              Example: LOW_RATE=1

       tcpquotad.PERIOD
              How often should the main daemon check for connections?  We have
              discovered, that on a 386 one might need to have a number higher
              than 30 (seconds), so that the machine is not to heavily loaded,
              and  on  a Pentium, one can check every five seconds without any
              problems...

              Example: tcpquotad.PERIOD=5

              Example: tcpquotad.PERIOD=30

       tcp_masq_openhost.PERIOD
              How often should the ’log  daemon’  tcpquotatop  (1)  check  for
              connections?

              Example: tcp_masq_openhost.PERIOD=10

              Example: tcp_masq_openhost.PERIOD=30

FILES

       /etc/tcpquota/tcpquota.cf

SEE ALSO

       tcpquotad (8), tcpquotatop (1)

AUTHOR

       Turbo Fredriksson, <turbo@tripnet.se>
       Martin Budsjoe, <marbud@tripnet.se>