Add a local unix socket for root on the server

jarld also listens on /run/jarl/jarl.sock (socket in jarl.yaml). Requests
on it from root or jarld's own user need no token and act as an
administrator; the kernel's SO_PEERCRED says who is connecting, and
anyone else must send a token. The jarl CLI uses the socket when no server
is configured, or with -s local, so 'sudo jarl status' works on the server
with nothing set up and a lost token or password never locks root out.
Changes are audited under the system user's name via "socket".

The systemd unit creates /run/jarl (0750). Socket paths over 107 bytes
are refused with a clear message. The docs explain the socket and what
happens when a token is revoked.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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## 9. Set up the CLI
The CLI can run on the server or on any machine that can reach jarld.
On the server itself, root needs nothing: `sudo jarl status` and every
other command use jarld's local socket without a token
([cli.md](cli.md#on-the-server-itself)).
On other machines, or as an ordinary user, give the CLI a server and a
token:
```sh
jarl config set server https://ns1.adbraun.lol:8053 # or http://127.0.0.1:8053 on the server
jarl config set server https://ns1.adbraun.lol:8053
jarl config set token # paste the token from 'jarld init' at the prompt
jarl status
jarl zone list