# oscam

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## NAME

OSCam - SC server

## DESCRIPTIONS

The OSCam software is an open source multi-protocol/multi-platform SC server.

Please check the compile options for included features in the binary.

OSCam supports the following protocols:

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  newcamd with cascading/remote server ECM support
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  camd 3.3x TCP
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  camd camd 3.5x / 3.57x UDP with cascading/remote server ECM support, ECM and EMM support with size > 256 bytes
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  camd 3.78x TCP with cascading/remote server ECM support, ECM and EMM support with size > 256 bytes
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  CCcam with cascading/remote server ECM support, ECM and EMM support with size > 256 bytes
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  DVB API with multi tuner and PIP support
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  gbox with cascading/remote server ECM support
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  serial (HSIC, SSSP, BOMBA, DSR 9500)
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  radegast
OSCam works on the following platforms:
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  Linux (Tuxbox, ARM, MIPS, MIPSel, SH-4, PowerPC, ...)
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  Windows (based on cygwin1.dll)
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  Mac OS X

## OPTIONS

-a|--crash-dump

  write oscam.crash on segfault (needs installed GDB and OSCam compiled with debug infos -ggdb)

-b|--daemon

  starts in background, writing oscam.version with starttime and version info in temporary directory

-B|--pidfile <filename>

  set PID file, overrides pidfile of oscam.conf, default:none

-c|--config-dir <directory>

  read configuration from <directory>, default:see CS_CONFDIR in globals.h, while starting OSCam prints warnings on invalid keywords, comment lines start with # character.

  Autodiscover of the following directories will be done:

  •
    /etc/tuxbox/config
  •
    /etc/tuxbox/config/oscam
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    /config/oscam
  •
    /usr/keys
  •
    /var/etc
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    /var/etc/oscam
  •
    /var/keys
  •
    /var/oscam
  •
    /var/tuxbox/config

-d|--debug <level>

  debug level mask:

  0 = no debugging (default)
  2 = ATR parsing info, ECM dumps, CW dumps
  4 = traffic from/to the reader
  8 = traffic from/to the clients
  16 = traffic to the reader-device on IFD layer
  32 = traffic to the reader-device on I/O layer
  64 = EMM logging
  128 = DVBAPI logging
  256 = load balancing logging
  512 = cache exchange logging
  1024 = client ECM logging
  2048 = CSP logging
  4096 = CWC logging
  8192 = CW Cache logging
  65535 = debug all

-g|--gcollect <mode>

  garbage collector debug mode, default:none:

  1 = immediate free
  2 = check for double frees

-h|--help

  usage

-I|--syslog-ident <ident>

  set syslog ident, default:oscam

-p|--pending-ecm <number>

  maximum number of pending ECM packets, default:32, maximum:255

-r|--restart <level>

  restart level:

  0 = disabled, restart request sets exit status to 99
  1 = restart activated, web interface can restart oscam (default)
  2 = like 1, but also restart on segmentation faults

-S|--show-sensitive

  do not filter sensitive info (card serial numbers) in the logs

-s|--capture-segfaults

  capture segmentation faults

-t|--temp-dir <directory>

  use <directory> for temporary data, default:temporary directory of OS

-u|--utf8

  enable output of web interface in UTF-8 charset

-V|--build-info

  show OSCam version info

-w|--wait <seconds>

  time waiting for system time to be set correctly

## SIGNALS

SIGHUP

  reinit user db, readers, TIERs, services, clients and anti-cascading, for newcamd connections: after reloading the ident, please restart newcamd client

SIGUSR1

  shift debug level to next level (see debug level mask above)

SIGUSR2

  get reader SC info

## SEE ALSO

list_smargo(1), oscam.ac(5), oscam.cacheex(5), oscam.cert(5), oscam.conf(5), oscam.dvbapi(5), oscam.fakecws(5), oscam.guess(5), oscam.ird(5), oscam.provid(5), oscam.ratelimit(5), oscam.server(5), oscam.services(5), oscam.srvid(5), oscam.srvid2(5), oscam.tiers(5), oscam.user(5), oscam.whitelist(5)

## Index

NAME
DESCRIPTIONS
OPTIONS
SIGNALS
SEE ALSO