Doc updates for work since 4.83

[exim.git] / test / README

diff --git a/test/README b/test/README
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--- a/test/README
+++ b/test/README
@@ -91,9 +91,10 @@ In order to run this test suite, the following requirements must be met:
 (5) Exim must be built with its user and group specified at build time, and
     with certain minimum facilities, namely:
 
 (5) Exim must be built with its user and group specified at build time, and
     with certain minimum facilities, namely:
 

-      Routers:    accept, dnslookup, manualroute, redirect
-      Transports: appendfile, autoreply, pipe, smtp
-      Lookups:    lsearch
+      Routers:        accept, dnslookup, manualroute, redirect
+      Transports:     appendfile, autoreply, pipe, smtp
+      Lookups:        lsearch
+      Authenticators: plaintext

 
     Most Exim binaries will have these included.
 
 
     Most Exim binaries will have these included.
 


@@ -237,6 +238,11 @@ is as follows:
 
 There are some options for the ./runtest script itself:
 
 
 There are some options for the ./runtest script itself:
 

+  -CONTINUE This will allow the script to move past some failing tests. It will
+            write a simple failure line with the test number in a temporary
+            logfile test/failed-summary.log. Unexpected exit codes will still
+            stall the test execution and require interaction.
+

   -DEBUG    This option is for debugging the test script. It causes some
             tracing information to be output.
 
   -DEBUG    This option is for debugging the test script. It causes some
             tracing information to be output.
 


@@ -434,6 +440,10 @@ OTHER ISSUES
   with an extra log line saying the hostname doesn't resolve.  You must use a
   FQDN for the hostname for proper test functionality.
 
   with an extra log line saying the hostname doesn't resolve.  You must use a
   FQDN for the hostname for proper test functionality.
 

+. If you change your hostname to a FQDN, you must delete the test/dnszones
+  subdirectory.  When you next run the runtest script, it will rebuild the
+  content to use the new hostname.
+

 . If your hostname has an uppercase characters in it, expect that some tests
   will fail, for example, 0036, because some log lines will have the hostname
   in all lowercase.  The regex which extracts the hostname from the log lines
 . If your hostname has an uppercase characters in it, expect that some tests
   will fail, for example, 0036, because some log lines will have the hostname
   in all lowercase.  The regex which extracts the hostname from the log lines


@@ -448,6 +458,9 @@ OTHER ISSUES
   be on by default and you'll see this problem, so make sure your umask is
   022 and re-checkout the test/ subdirectory.
 
   be on by default and you'll see this problem, so make sure your umask is
   022 and re-checkout the test/ subdirectory.
 

+. Some tests will fail if the username and group name are different. It does
+  not have to be the primary group, a secondary group is sufficient.
+

 
 OTHER SCRIPTS AND PROGRAMS
 --------------------------
 
 OTHER SCRIPTS AND PROGRAMS
 --------------------------


@@ -664,7 +677,7 @@ only when DBM support is available in Exim, and typically follows the use of a
 "write" command (see below) that creates the input file.
 
 
 "write" command (see below) that creates the input file.
 
 

-  dumpdb <dbname>
+  dump <dbname>

 
 This command runs the exim_dumpdb utility on the testing spool directory, using
 the database name given, for example: "dumpdb retry".
 
 This command runs the exim_dumpdb utility on the testing spool directory, using
 the database name given, for example: "dumpdb retry".


@@ -718,7 +731,7 @@ to the screen.
   munge <name>
 
 This command requests custom munging of the test outputs.  The munge names
   munge <name>
 
 This command requests custom munging of the test outputs.  The munge names

-used are coded in the runtest script.
+used are coded in the runtest script (look for 'name of munge').

 
 
   need_ipv4
 
 
   need_ipv4


@@ -834,9 +847,11 @@ and port, using the specified interface, if one is given.
 
 When OpenSSL is available on the host, an alternative version of the client
 program is compiled, one that supports TLS using OpenSSL. The additional
 
 When OpenSSL is available on the host, an alternative version of the client
 program is compiled, one that supports TLS using OpenSSL. The additional

-arguments specify a certificate and key file when required. There is one
-additional option, -tls-on-connect, that causes the client to initiate TLS
-negotiation immediately on connection.
+arguments specify a certificate and key file when required for the connection.
+There are two additional options: -tls-on-connect, that causes the client to
+initiate TLS negociation immediately on connection; -ocsp that causes the TLS
+negotiation to include a certificate-status request.  The latter takes a
+filename argument, the CA info for verifying the stapled response.

 
 
   client-gnutls [<options>] <ip address> <port> [<outgoing interface>] \
 
 
   client-gnutls [<options>] <ip address> <port> [<outgoing interface>] \