FS_SYSNAME(1) AFS Command Reference FS_SYSNAME(1)NAMEfs_sysname - Reports or sets the CPU/operating system type
SYNOPSIS
fs sysname [-newsys <new sysname>]+ [-help]
fs sy [-n <new sysname>]+ [-h]
DESCRIPTION
The fs sysname command sets or displays the local machine's
CPU/operating system type as recorded in kernel memory. The Cache
Manager substitutes the string for the @sys variable which can occur in
AFS pathnames; the OpenAFS Quick Beginnings and OpenAFS Administration
Guide explain how using @sys can simplify cell configuration. It is
best to use it sparingly, however, because it can make the effect of
changing directories unpredictable.
The command always applies to the local machine only. If issued on an
NFS client machine accessing AFS via the NFS/AFS Translator, the string
is set or reported for the NFS client machine. The Cache Manager on the
AFS client machine serving as the NFS client's NFS/AFS translator
machine stores the value in its kernel memory, and so can provide the
NFS client with the proper version of program binaries when the user
issues commands for which the pathname to the binaries includes @sys.
There is a separate record for each user logged into the NFS client,
which implies that if a user adopts a new identity (UNIX UID) during a
login session on the NFS client -- perhaps by using the UNIX su command
-- he or she must verify that the correct string is set for the new
identity also.
OPTIONS-newsys <new sysname>
Sets the CPU/operating system indicator string for the local
machine. This option may be used multiple times in the same
invocation, which sets @sys to an array of values. When @sys
contains an array of values, the first value that matches a path is
used.
If this argument is omitted, the output displays the current
setting instead. AFS uses a standardized set of strings; consult
the OpenAFS Quick Beginnings or OpenAFS Release Notes.
-help
Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options
are ignored.
OUTPUT
When the -newsys argument is omitted, the output reports the machine's
system type in the following format:
Current sysname is '<system_type>'
When the -newsys argument is included, the output is the following:
fs: new sysname list set.
EXAMPLES
The following example shows the output produced on a Sun SPARCStation
running Solaris 5.7:
% fs sysname
Current sysname is 'sun4x_57'
The following command defines a machine to be a IBM RS/6000 running AIX
4.2:
% fs sysname -newsys rs_aix42
The following command defines a machine to be Mac OS X PPC and a custom
type 'foo'. The second command queries the new sysname:
% fs sysname -newsys ppc_darwin_80 -newsys foo
fs: new sysname list set.
% fs sysname
Current sysname list is 'ppc_darwin_80' 'foo'
If @sys is "ppc_darwin_80 foo", then "cd @sys" will try to change to
the "ppc_darwin_80" directory. If the "ppc_darwin_80" directory doesn't
exist, then the "foo" directory is tried.
PRIVILEGE REQUIRED
To display the current setting, no privilege is required. To include
the -newsys argument on an AFS client machine, the issuer must be
logged in as the local superuser "root".
SEE ALSOfs_exportafs(1), sys(1)
The OpenAFS Quick Start Guide at
<http://docs.openafs.org/QuickStartUnix/>.
The OpenAFS Administration Guide <http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/>.
For the list of assigned standard sysname values, see
<http://grand.central.org/numbers/systypes.html>
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