Index: makefile
==================================================================
--- makefile
+++ makefile
@@ -71,10 +71,11 @@
 
 lib/mjson/mjson.o: lib/mjson/src/mjson.c lib/mjson/src/mjson.h lib/mjson
 	$(CC) -c $< -o lib/mjson/mjson.o \
 		-DMJSON_MAX_DEPTH=16 \
 		-DMJSON_ENABLE_BASE64=0 \
+		-DMJSON_ENABLE_NEXT=1 \
 		-DMJSON_ENABLE_RPC=0
 
 lib/mbedtls/library/%.a: lib/mbedtls 
 	$(MAKE) -C lib/mbedtls/library $*.a
 

Index: mgtool.t
==================================================================
--- mgtool.t
+++ mgtool.t
@@ -339,10 +339,11 @@
 			srv:setup(cnf) 
 			srv:conprep(lib.store.prepmode.conf)
 			var cfmode: lib.cmdparse {
 				help = {'h','display this list'};
 				no_notify = {'n', "don't instruct the server to refresh its configuration cache after making changes; useful for \"transactional\" configuration changes."};
+				raw = {'r', 'print output suitable for use in scripting rather than human consumption'};
 			}
 			cfmode:parse(mode.arglist.ct, &mode.arglist(0))
 			if cfmode.help then
 				[ lib.emit(false, 1, 'usage: ', `argv[0], ' conf ', cfmode.type.helptxt.flags, ' <cmd> [<args>…]', cfmode.type.helptxt.opts, cmdhelp {
 					{ 'conf set <setting> <value>', 'add or a change a server configuration parameter to the database' };
@@ -367,10 +368,19 @@
 				lib.str.cmp(cfmode.arglist(0),'reset') == 0 or
 				lib.str.cmp(cfmode.arglist(0),'clear') == 0 or
 				lib.str.cmp(cfmode.arglist(0),'unset') == 0 then
 				dlg:conf_reset(cfmode.arglist(1))
 				lib.report('parameter cleared')
+			elseif cfmode.arglist.ct == 2 and
+				lib.str.cmp(cfmode.arglist(0),'get') == 0 then
+				var val = dlg:conf(cfmode.arglist(1))
+				if val:ref() then
+					lib.report('parameter read')
+					[ lib.emit(true, 1, `cfmode.arglist(1), ' = "', `{val.ptr,val.ct}, '"') ]
+				else
+					lib.warn('no such parameter present in configuration store')
+				end
 			elseif cfmode.arglist.ct == 3 and
 				lib.str.cmp(cfmode.arglist(0),'set') == 0 then
 				dlg:conf_set(cfmode.arglist(1),cfmode.arglist(2))
 				lib.report('parameter set')
 			else goto cmderr end

Index: render/conf/users.t
==================================================================
--- render/conf/users.t
+++ render/conf/users.t
@@ -51,11 +51,12 @@
 		king queen empress emperor majesty space martian
 		winter fall monk katana 420 warrior banana demon
 		devil ghost wraith cuck legend hero heroine goblin
 		gremlin troll dragon evil overlord radiance slop
 		operator rage hog bog roach wizard steel madness
-		reign
+		reign cosmos fantasy night day terra luna sin
+		grandpa grampa gramps mom dad daddy aunt uncle
 	]]
 	var adjs = splitwords [[
 		dark super supreme ultra ultimate total infinite
 		omnipotent crazy final deathless immortal elite
 		leet 1337 bloody fearless headless screaming insane
@@ -63,11 +64,14 @@
 		mighty flayed hidden secret lost mystery glorious
 		nude naked bare first radiant martian fallen bog
 		wandering dank demonic satanic invisible based woke
 		deadly lethal heroic evil majestic luminous ethereal
 		perfect first fantastic special great steel insane
-		royal imperial celestial cosmic mystic sublime
+		royal imperial celestial cosmic mystic sublime lonely
+		lonesome stellar reigning powerful russian spinning
+		revolving rotating enlarged enormous gigantic huge
+		nightly daily earthly lunar global
 	]]
 
 	if xXx then a:lpush('xXx_') end
 
 	if useadj then

Index: srv.t
==================================================================
--- srv.t
+++ srv.t
@@ -677,11 +677,11 @@
 	self.cfg:init(self)
 	self.pool:init(self.cfg.poolinitsz)
 	var dbbind = self:conf_get(&self.pool, 'bind')
 	if iname == nil then iname = lib.proc.getenv('parsav_instance') end
 	if iname == nil then
-		self.id = self.cfg.instance.ptr;
+		self.id = self.cfg.instance:cdup()
 		-- let this leak -- it'll be needed for the lifetime of the process anyway
 	else self.id = iname end 
 
 	if iname ~= nil then
 		lib.report('parsav instance "',iname,'" starting')
@@ -776,11 +776,11 @@
 
 	do self.credmgd = false
 	var fr = self._pool:frame()
 	var sreg = self:cfstr('credential-store')
 	if sreg:ref() then
-		if lib.str.cmp(sreg.ptr, 'managed') == 0
+		if sreg:cmp('managed')
 			then self.credmgd = true
 			else self.credmgd = false
 		end
 		self._pool:reset(fr)
 	end end

Index: str.t
==================================================================
--- str.t
+++ str.t
@@ -50,10 +50,26 @@
 			if not @self then return strptr.null() end
 			if self.ct == 0 then self.ct = m.sz(self.ptr) end
 			var newstr = p:alloc(int8, self.ct)
 			lib.mem.cpy(newstr.ptr, self.ptr, self.ct)
 			return newstr
+		end
+		terra ty:pcdup(p: &lib.mem.pool): rawstring
+			if not @self then return nil end
+			if self.ct == 0 then self.ct = m.sz(self.ptr) end
+			var newstr = p:alloc(int8, self.ct + 1)
+			lib.mem.cpy(newstr.ptr, self.ptr, self.ct)
+			newstr.ptr[self.ct] = 0
+			return newstr.ptr
+		end
+		terra ty:cdup(): rawstring
+			if not @self then return nil end
+			if self.ct == 0 then self.ct = m.sz(self.ptr) end
+			var newstr = lib.mem.heapa(int8, self.ct + 1)
+			lib.mem.cpy(newstr.ptr, self.ptr, self.ct)
+			newstr.ptr[self.ct] = 0
+			return newstr.ptr
 		end
 		terra ty:cmp(other: ty)
 			if self.ptr == nil and other.ptr == nil then return true end
 			if self.ptr == nil or other.ptr == nil then return false end